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- Bernstein and Montealegre announced their second engagement in August 1951, and they were married less than a month later. According to Burton, Bernstein’s parents didn’t like Montealegre at first—his mother told Bernstein “I don’t think she is the girl for you; you deserve someone better”—but they both eventually came around.
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Dec 20, 2023 · Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre met in 1947 and quickly fell in love. The two finally met at a party on February 5, 1947, one day before Montealegre’s 24 th birthday.
- colin.mcevoy@hearst.com
- Senior News Editor, Biography.Com
Dec 22, 2023 · Felicia had converted to Judaism before marrying Leonard, but returned to being a Catholic before her death, per the Leonard Bernstein Office. Felicia and Leonard had a rocky...
Nov 22, 2023 · The engagement lasted nearly a year. But in the fall of 1947, a gossip column in the Journal-American reported that “Leonard Bernstein’s matrimonial plans have been canceled.”
- Ellen Wexler
Leonard and Felicia Bernstein leaving for Israel, 1957. Montealegre met composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein in 1946 at a party given by Claudio Arrau. [10] After their first engagement to be married was broken off, she had a relationship with actor Richard Hart until his death on January 2, 1951.
Dec 19, 2023 · Though he plays a pivotal role in the film's ongoing story, the extent of his relationship with Leonard Bernstein is left on the periphery. The two became entangled in a multi-year affair that would almost tear Bernstein's marriage to Felicia Montealegre apart.
- Larry Fried
Dec 20, 2023 · But after meeting at a party and having full awareness of Bernstein's struggles with his sexuality, actress Felicia Montealegre (played by Carey Mulligan) married him anyway.
Apr 11, 2014 · LONDON (Reuters) - It may be one of the saddest but most loving letters written by a woman to a man - Chilean actress Felicia Montealegre telling her future husband, conductor and composer...
