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DAYTON -- The most important thing to know about Bernstein's "Mass" in advance of the Dayton Philharmonic's performances is that it isn't just an orchestral score. It's a full theatrical production.
It was commissioned by Jacqueline Kennedy for the opening of the national arts center named for her late husband -- the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts -- and was controversial from the start.See the full content of this document
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Bernstein's 'Mass' Meant for Theater, Not Just Ears
Based on the liturgy of the pre-Vatican II Roman Catholic Mass, sung in Latin and English with lyrics by Stephen Schwartz a...
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