The road towards perfection is filled with struggles. There is no way around it.
In spite of what people said about Lenny Bernstein's wonderful ability in bringing out the best of his colleagues, the path towards his artistic vision is just never easy.
The documentary about the recording rehearsal of "West Side Story" illustrates it vividly.
But what a fine product they have at the end! Carreras rendition of "Maria, Maria" is just exhilarating.