West Side Story: Tonight

~ Recording by Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras, Leonard Bernstein

Annotation

this is an edit of the same performance of this track (7:33) found in the complete version release, omitting the dialogue between Tony and Maria in the balcony scene before they begin their duet.
https://open.spotify.com/track/23zspbvF47MYh4yemQXfzG

Annotation last modified on 2022-07-17 15:38 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Tonight5:31Leonard BernsteinEdition Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story: Highlights (club edition)Leonard Bernstein; Kiri Te Kanawa, Tatiana Troyanos, Marilyn Horne, José Carreras, Kurt OllmannAlbum + Soundtrack
Deutsche Grammophon77 484 4
1.4Tonight5:31Leonard BernsteinLeonard Bernstein Conducts West Side Story: HighlightsLeonard Bernstein; Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras, Tatiana Troyanos, Kurt Ollmann, Marilyn HorneAlbum + Soundtrack
  • DE1986-04-02
Deutsche Grammophon415 963-2
2.4Tonight5:31Leonard BernsteinBernstein FestivalLeonard BernsteinAlbum + Compilation
Deutsche Grammophon435 510-2
1.6West Side Story: Tonight5:30Leonard BernsteinSomewhereLeonard BernsteinAlbum + Compilation
Deutsche Grammophon439 251-2
1.8Tonight5:30Kiri Te Kanawa & José CarrerasNew York, New York: Leonard Bernstein on BroadwayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Deutsche Grammophon472 193-2 GX2
1.10West Side Story: Act I. Tonight (Tony, Maria)5:30Leonard BernsteinJosé CarrerasJosé CarrerasAlbum + Compilation
Deutsche Grammophon431 255-2
1.6West Side Story: Tonight5:30Leonard BernsteinSomewhere (BMG club edition)Leonard BernsteinAlbum + Compilation
Deutsche Grammophon, BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)439 251-2, D125461
Promotion
1.4Tonight5:30Leonard BernsteinWest Side Story (Selección)Leonard Bernstein; Kiri Te Kanawa, Tatiana Troyanos, Marilyn Horne, José Carreras, Kurt OllmannAlbum + Soundtrack
Deutsche Grammophon441 103-2

Relationships

soprano vocals:Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (on 1984-09-07)
tenor vocals:José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (on 1984-09-07)
conductor:Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1984-09-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1985)
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recorded at:RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1984-09-07)
edit of:West Side Story: No. 6: Balcony Scene (Tonight) by Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
recording of:West Side Story: Tonight (Maria, Tony) (on 1984-09-07)

Related works

West Side Story: Tonight (Maria, Tony)

lyricist:Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1956)
publisher:Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
referred to in medleys:West Side Story: Overture
West Side Story Medley (Clayderman) (order: 2)
West Side Story Suite (order: 3)
West Side Story (Peter Riese arrangement) (order: 4)
later translated versions:Als ich dich sah
Bara du (I natt) (West Side Story, Swedish translation)
Tonight
Zu zweit, zu zweit
אולי (ספור הפרברים)
later versions:トゥナイト
part of:West Side Story (order: 7)
music quoted in:West Side Story: End Credits (2021 motion picture)
West Side Story: Finale (2021 motion picture version)