Elkhanah Pulitzer
Hit play below to listen to our extended Arts Alive feature with Elkhanah Pulitzer discussing Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass” with Tim Greiving.
The LA Philharmonic decided to perform Mass as part of the centennial celebration of Bernstein’s life and music this year, and they asked Elkhanah Pulitzer back to direct it. Pulitzer—yes, she’s related to that Pulitzer (Joseph, father of the famous prize)—directed the LA Phil’s production of Nixon in China last year. John Adams’ 1987 opera was ambitious in its own right, and set during the same time, but Mass gave Pulitzer an enormous new challenge: how to make this “kitchen sink” theater piece cohesive and contemporary—and, just logistically, how to fit that many bodies on the Walt Disney Concert Hall stage.
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein’s Mass, featuring the LA Philharmonic, LA Master Chorale, Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, and UCLA Wind Ensemble, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel and starring Ryan McKinny as the Celebrant, will be performed at the Walt Disney Concert Hall beginning Thursday, February 1st. To learn more, click here.
