Opera Company of Middlebury Presents:

Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music (1993)

Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 7:30pm

6:30pm Doors/Bar open
7:00pm Pre-show talk by Maestro Filippo Ciabatti
7:30pm Screening begins

Join us as we open The Bernstein Festival with a festive toast of prosecco and light refreshments, followed by a pre-show talk from OCM Music Director Filippo Ciabatti, who will share a conductor’s insight into Leonard Bernstein’s extraordinary life and legacy. The evening’s main feature is the acclaimed 1993 documentary Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music, created shortly after Bernstein’s passing by director Horant H. Honfeld, who spent two decades following the maestro. This intimate film offers a rare perspective, enriched with archival treasures—interviews, speeches, and excerpts from Bernstein’s landmark Omnibus television series—and was originally presented as part of PBS’s Great Performances.

Part of OCM's A Bernstein Festival
This event is part of A Bernstein Festival - two weeks celebrating the legendary composer through films and live performance.

Festival Events Include:

Candide OCM's acclaimed 2021 film (Oct. 2)

The Bernstein Songbook featuring Trouble in Tahiti (Oct. 3-5)

View all festival events and tickets here.