'Candide' on the coast, Part 1: San Francisco finds a spiritual glow in Bernstein's music
In the annals of Leonard Bernstein, it is common to dismiss the West Coast. The composer was a native Bostonian and a New York icon who didn't have all that much to do with us. Though a media maven, Bernstein showed little love for Hollywood, scoring only a single film, "On the Waterfront," compelling...