Burton Bernstein to Leonard and Felicia Bernstein and family, January ...
excerpt: "I won at poker Jamie and Alexander are fine "
Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: "All packed and ready to go - I think everything has been taken care of and I hope we'll all fit in the station wagon The children talk of you incessantly "
Leonoard and Felicia Bernstein at Pickfair Hollywood
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Leonard and Felicia Bernstein to Verna and Irving Fine, August 11, 195...
The Irving Fine Collection
Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: "Since my last tearful outburst at the Warwick I have felt wonderful - you've been an angel, thoughtful, tender, and affectionate you once promised me never to make love unless you really desired it Th... More
Felicia Bernstein to David Diamond, August 16, 1968
The David Diamond Collection
Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, August 22 missing last page
excerpt: "It isn't everybody who has a birthday in the Far East and Far West same times..I still miss you violently, but convinced I was right to stay behind."
Lukas Foss to Leonard and Felicia Bernstein, March 29, 195?
excerpt: "I hear nothing but superlatives about the show. Congrats. I knew you'd do it again. How did the wild section go over (Woody Herman? And how is the merchant coming? I would like to tell you both about... More
Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, June 24includes April 1992 cor...
excerpt: " you've been so very much in my mind this last week - death is a hard reality to come up against and I know how much Kouss meant to you "
Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: "Saw Tahiti night before last, not a chance to write ere this My main reaction was to fall in love all over again I know the opera so well I feel I can talk about it with a certain authority "
Leonard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic, with Felicia Ber...
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Leonard and Felicia Bernstein in Jerusalem, 1953
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Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: "Naturally your letter arrived just after my cable - such a delicious newsy letter Rome sounds like a perfect dream My mother called from Chile to announce she's coming next month "
Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: "Such bliss, such joy, such a letter!! All those beautiful sweet wonderful things are mine, I was overcome I burst into tears laughing at myself cause I had Helen in love with you, all over again!!"
Leonard and Felicia Bernstein to David Diamond, May 1989
The David Diamond Collection
Nadia Boulanger to Leonard and Felicia Bernstein, January 8, 1975
excerpt: "Thank you so much - you are so often present in my life "
Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: "At last your letter! Jamie brought it in this morning and all is right with my world ever since I've been steeped in domesticity since you left Betty and Adolph called yesterday. (haven't seen them ye... More
Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, June 24includes April 1992 cor...
excerpt: " you've been so very much in my mind this last week - death is a hard reality to come up against and I know how much Kouss meant to you "
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Felicia Bernstein, August 15, 1957
excerpt: "This show [West Side Story] may yet be worth all the agony." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, November 27, 1951
excerpt: "Enclosed at last is the power of attorney you asked for..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 1972
excerpt: "Much much love..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, October 3, 1957
excerpt: "The 'grand opening' has come and gone and the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium is a working concern..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, January 15, 1...
excerpt: "...I received the wonderful news that you (PLURAL) are pregnant...[John Mehegan] feels the Jazz Symposium is very important...Marc [Blitzstein's] version of the Threepenny Opera...I am amazed that you... More
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, December 5, 1...
excerpt: "`We [DeKoos] are very pleased to [take over Mr. Bernstein's representation for the whole of Europe, with the exception of Italy]...[Lillian Hellman] said she had an idea that had been nagging her for ... More
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Felicia Bernstein, April 30, 1961
excerpt: "I had the most beautiful day and night [in Japan] anyone has ever had." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Felicia Bernstein, April 30, 1961
excerpt: "I had the most beautiful day and night [in Japan] anyone has ever had." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard & Felicia Bernstein & Children to Helen Coates, Ju...
excerpt: "Something for the new abode--much love and Happy Birthday!" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard & Felicia Bernstein & Children to Helen Coates, Ju...
excerpt: "Something for the new abode--much love and Happy Birthday!" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Felicia Bernstein, March 15, 1977
excerpt: "You are elegant, intelligent, strong, graceful and *witty. Enjoy!" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, November 27, ...
excerpt: "I wrote you that Weisgal wanted my help in getting some music for the Weizman dinner on Nov. 29th..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Felicia Bernstein, August 11, 1957
excerpt: "We had our first run-thru [of West Side Story] for PEOPLE yesterday, & it was a smash." From: Correspondence Series
Burton Bernstein to Leonard and Felicia Bernstein and family, January ...
excerpt: "I won at poker Jamie and Alexander are fine "
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, November 20, 1970
excerpt: "England touches me deeply..." From: Correspondence Series
Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein and children, n.d
excerpt: "Darlings - one two or three - The summer seems to be over - today was Labor Day it's too too depressing. Shirley Ofra and Daisy came for the week-end "
Felicia Bernstein to David Diamond, n.d
The David Diamond Collection
Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: "Bless you for your wonderful letters - I love them more than all the emeralds of the Ponte Vecchio put together There seems to be no "last straw," as far as Charlie Roth is concerned "My mother arrive... More
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, March 14, 195...
excerpt: "...you had accepted the reduced version of th [Hollywood] Festival...[Billy Rose] wanted to know what was happening with your CANDIDE...[your performance of Sonnambula] was the first time television c... More
Burton Bernstein to Felicia Bernstein, July 19, 1957
excerpt: " I miss you...B. Lennuhhtt is overworked, palid and crazy-with-the-heat very depressed after you left "
Lukas Foss to Leonard and Felicia Bernstein, December 17, 1961
excerpt: "Your adorable Christmas card reminded me how much I love the B's quite a performance - perhaps too beautiful "
Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: "First day home stayed in bed most of the time I was given a royal send-off at my last performance Guess who appeared at the performance Monday night? Baudumu with Ted ."
Burton Bernstein to Leonard and Felicia Bernstein, August 13, 1959
excerpt: "little news in the American press about you crazy kids so far news from home "
Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: " though you are a pain in the neck and can drive me crazy I cannot seem to live without you I can't wait to get home to you and the children Happy Birthday!"
Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, n.d. With addition by Burton B...
excerpt: "What a crazy sweet wonderful thing to do! I've never had an overseas call before - - - I'm overwhelmed! Where do you get so diseased in Europe? Do you suppose it's the water?...How awful about poor Callas "
Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: "Since my last tearful outburst at the Warwick I have felt wonderful - you've been an angel, thoughtful, tender, and affectionate you once promised me never to make love unless you really desired it Th... More
Adolph Green to Leonard and Felicia Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: " only now do I lift pen to paper to tardily write you truth to tell I have actually written several folks thank-you notes "
Felicia Bernstein to David Diamond, n.d
The David Diamond Collection
Leonoard and Felicia Bernstein at Pickfair Hollywood
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Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Felicia Bernstein, August 3, 1957
excerpt: "I signed the Philharmonic contract...We ran through [West Side Story] for the first time, & the problems are many, varied, overwhelming; but we've got a show there, & just possibly a great one." From:... More
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, November 27, 1953
excerpt: "...the idea of seeing him conduct opera at the Scala is exciting to say the least...What a difficult decision it has been not to see Jamie for another month when I long for her so!" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, November 28, ...
excerpt: "[Abbe's] idea for you to donate one of your manuscripts to the Library of Congress is an interesting one...If you're going to do this opera [BOY DAVID] I hope that all of the negotiations can be compl... More
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, June 3, 1958
excerpt: "...we are truly homesick and Lenny needs a rest so badly!...We are not going to Sao Paolo--Mitrpoulos will take over so we go straight back to B.A. on Saturday and then rejoin the orchestra in Rio." F... More
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, October 3, 1957
excerpt: "The 'grand opening' has come and gone and the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium is a working concern..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, November 16, ...
excerpt: "Bornoff's feelings are that it it is too late now to organize a Kouss. festival in Paris for the coming spring..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, December 24, ...
excerpt: "I am amazed that you had not heard from the Brandeis faculty...Interested to know that you have been officially invited back to Tanglewood to head the conducting dep't and conduct in the Festival." Fr... More
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, January 4, 1978
excerpt: "Now that we know who the good fairy is let me be the spokesman for us all and in my biggest voice say THANK YOU!!!" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Felicia Bernstein, April 30, 1961
excerpt: "I had the most beautiful day and night [in Japan] anyone has ever had." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 19, 1957
excerpt: "Lenny has been wonderful about writing and his letters managed to keep up my spirits...I wonder if you're going to Washington for the opening--what I would give to be there! I think of the show [West... More
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 19, 1957
excerpt: "Lenny has been wonderful about writing and his letters managed to keep up my spirits...I wonder if you're going to Washington for the opening--what I would give to be there! I think of the show [West... More
Burton Bernstein to Felicia Bernstein, August 19, 1957
excerpt: "Yesterday I received your latest epistle of misery "
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Burton Bernstein, 1953
excerpt: "Orchids for Miss Bakwitz before you can say ape shall go for broke" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 1971
excerpt: "Xmas seems very far away but I want to thank you for the future dogwood..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Felicia Bernstein, n.d.
excerpt: "Now begins the piano nightmare...And I still can't memorize the Bartok..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard & Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, July 15, 1964
excerpt: "Happy trip happy birthday and many more of both..." From: Correspondence Series
Burton Bernstein to Leonard and Felicia Bernstein, May 29, 1958
excerpt: "I attended Jamie's promotion ceremonies this morning with H. Coates she performed magnificently as a "white horse" "
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, October 26, 1...
excerpt: "Have you corrected [the proofs of your new song] yet? When you do, send them to me and I will get them to Schirmer's..." From: Correspondence Series
Marc Blitzstein to Leonard and Felicia Bernstein, July 19, 1952
excerpt: " what a fine time I have been having recently. The "Regina" concert started, really sparked, the sense of well-being; then Brandeis and the "Threepenny"; then Mina's; then Tanglewood and you-all."
Letter from Leonard & Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, June 1965
excerpt: "We are winding up our trip at this beautiful hotel Antumalal in the South of Chile..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Felicia Bernstein, September 9, 1966
excerpt: "...118 adds up to 10 which adds up to ONE, which we are, I hope." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, October 11, 1...
excerpt: "Gordon and Abe met the other day to go over the MCA contract. Both of them are perturbed by the demands it makes..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Felicia Bernstein, August 8, 1957
excerpt: "We wrote a new song for Tony [in West Side Story] that's a killer" From: Correspondence Series
Leonard and Felicia Bernstein in Jerusalem, 1953
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Felicia Bernstein to Verna Fine, September 23, 1952
The Irving Fine Collection
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, December 13, ...
excerpt: "...about Brandeis, I finally saw Merce Cunningham yesterday...I received a call from Peter Adler at NBC the other day. He would like to know whether you would consider letting them produce your opera... More
Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: " it's a week I've been home already and not a dish washed!...there seems to be no end of babies to catch up with Jamie refers to you as Daddy Lennuhtt in her own hand "
Felicia Bernstein to Verna Fine, September 21, 1962
The Irving Fine Collection
Burton Bernstein to Leonard and Felicia Bernstein, September 9, 1959
excerpt: " the magazine whose cognomen appears above [The New Yorker] did capriciously and without warrant publish .a work by yours truly I received three propositions from three different publishers "
Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: "Marvelous home-coming - Jamie all delicious, affectionate unbelievable - and so beautiful! She is so grown up the trip to Paris was the usual typical nightmare "
Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, June 24includes April 1992 cor...
excerpt: " you've been so very much in my mind this last week - death is a hard reality to come up against and I know how much Kouss meant to you "
Felicia Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: "I feel as if I couldn't bear your being away a day longer How I got the Cadillac is very involved Jamie has launched into the tantrum stage "
Leonoard and Felicia Bernstein at Pickfair Hollywood
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Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, October 30, 1...
excerpt: "I'm sure you have heard by now ot the tragic death of Willy Kapell...The latest word from the French people about THE BOY DAVID is that an opera was written on this play by Albert Coates some years ag... More
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, December 30, ...
excerpt: "Merce [Cunningham] called me in the afternoon to tell me he had just had a call from Ruth Rudik, Clarence's secretary...correspondence with RCA regarding the payments owing on AN AMERICAN IN PARIS." F... More
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, January 21, 1...
excerpt: "[John Mehegan] says that bop is not representative of the whole field of jazz...Olga is apprehensive about the Berkshire Music Center...I got your letter of agreement (your contract) with Brandeis thi... More
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, July 25, 1957
excerpt: "Have you been to rehearsals [for West Side Story] or is it still not allowed? I'm just dying to hear how it's going--it is really frustrating to be so far from it!...I miss Lenny more than I can say.... More
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, October 16, 1...
excerpt: "About Brandeis:...I wrote to Martha Graham...[Morty Baum] thinks there is a very good chance that Boosey & Hawkes will give them the performance rights to 'The Rake's Progress'..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, April 8, 1965
excerpt: "I'm sure that by now you know pretty well what an overwhelming success Lenny was in Vienna but at such a price! He has aged visibly and it is unbearable to accept the fact that it starts again in Lon... More
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Felicia Bernstein, February 4, 1955
excerpt: "I've gotten all steamed up about Somnambula, as with Medea--getting wild ideas for cutting & staging and tempi...Callas is greater than ever." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Felicia Bernstein, n.d.
excerpt: "The show--ah, yes. I am depressed with it...This is the last show I do...The Philharmonic board approved the contract...I'm going to be a conductor, after all!" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, November 2, 1953
excerpt: "The concerts have been brilliant, Lenny is their God, his name is magic everywhere." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, November 5, 1...
excerpt: "As to your plans for Europe, I think Peter Diamand is a very good idea to manage all of it...Just talked with Betty [Comden] and she said she had written you that the ON THE TOWN production plans are ... More
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, November 5, 1...
excerpt: "As to your plans for Europe, I think Peter Diamand is a very good idea to manage all of it...Just talked with Betty [Comden] and she said she had written you that the ON THE TOWN production plans are ... More
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Felicia Bernstein, September 9, 1951
excerpt: "...I know we are beginning a beautiful life..." From: Correspondence Series