I'm disappointed not to be getting to see West Side Story at the Dubai Opera house this week. Not just because, with it being the new Dubai Opera House, it's bound to be quite professional (they had that Peaceful Sunday chap - Placido Domingo - there on opening night). But mainly because it's always been a music score that I've been fascinated by, ever since my Grandad bought this album for my Nan one Christmas in the mid 1980s:
Particular highlights are the swing-jazz of "Cool", and the fantastically over the top "America". And if you have the time, the documentary about how the album was put together (including world-renowned operatic star Jose Carreras being given a very public dressing down for not being able to keep pace with "Something's Coming") is a fascinating accompaniment also:
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