Greece’s Stefi Productions Brings Real-Life Inspired Drama ‘Letters to Leonard’ to Series Mania (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comEmiliano De Pablos Athens-based company Stefi Productions is developing mini-series project “Letters to Leonard,” a real life inspired drama that explores events in the personal relationship between legendary conductors Leonard Bernstein and Greece’s Dimitris Mitropoulos.
Described as a story about friendship, love, betrayal and the passion for music, the series has been co-created by Pierros Andrakakos, whose credits take in directing Antenna Studios’ series “Save Me,” plus servng as an assistant director on Universal Pictures’ “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” and Paramount Pictures’ “Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life.” Also co-creator and the series’ producer, Giorgos Linardakis is known for his work as line producer on Greek TV series such as “Agapi Paranomi” and “Voices in Deep.” “Letters to Leonard” is set in the extremely competitive arena of classical music and orchestra conducting.
Mitropoulos, a prominent and deeply religious conductor who lives an ascetic life, decides to do a bold photoshoot with Life magazine that tantalizes the conservative New York of the late 40’s, especially as in the accompanying interview he opens up about his alleged homosexuality.
Sensing his professional downfall fast approaching, he advises Leonard Bernstein, his longtime lover and promising protégé, to hide in a marriage in order to keep his work and flourish in his career.
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