Netflix’s Maestro trailer has piqued the interest of many fans in this potential awards contender movie. After watching the trailer, however, many were left asking who Bradley Cooper is playing, and wondering other details about Leonard Bernstein’s life. Here’s all you need to know about Cooper’s character.
Who is Bradley Cooper playing in Netflix’s Maestro?
Bradley Cooper is portraying the late American composer, Leonard Bernstein, in Maestro on Netflix.
Leonard Bernstein was a gifted conductor, pianist, composer, and music educator, and was known to be among the most beloved and versatile musicians of the 20th century. His conducting style, musical output, and ability to convey the joy of music to audiences worldwide was unparalleled.
His most noteworthy worthy work includes the musical “West Side Story,” “Candide,” “On the Waterfront,” and “Symphony No. 2: The Age of Anxiety,” among others.
Bernstein married Felicia Montealegre, and while he loved his wife, he was known to be a gay man. His upcoming biopic will not only touch upon his artistic talents and greatness, but it will also showcase the relationship between him and his wife, played by Carey Mulligan, and his male lover, played by Matt Bomer.
The official description of actor-director Bradley Cooper’s Maestro reads:
“Maestro is the towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between cultural icon Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro, at its core, is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love.”
What was Leonard Bernstein’s cause of death?
Born on August 25, 1918, Leonard Bernstein died at the age of 72 in 1990 due to a heart attack.
In 1990, he announced that he’d retire from conducting. Just five days later, he died in his New York home of a heart attack that was brought on by a rare type of cancer called Mesothelioma.
As per his biographer, Allen Shawn, a pocket score of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, a lucky penny, a piece of amber, a copy of Alice in Wonderland, and a baton were buried with him.
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