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Dudamel Conducts Tchaikovsky

Synopsis
A concert broadcast live to over 450 cinemas in the United States and Canada. An all-Tchaikovsky programme featuring his three Overture-Fantasies inspired by Shakespeare plays - Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and The Tempest. Preceding each of these symphonic poems are selections from the plays performed by Orlando Bloom (Romeo), Malcolm McDowell (Prospero), and Matthew Rhys (Hamlet). Kate Burton is host and directs for stage. Michael Beyer directs for television. The Los Angeles Philharmonic is conducted by Gustavo Dudamel.
Series
La Phil Live
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
13 Mar 2011
Duration
150 mins
Availability
No distributor or archive copy known.

Credits

Director
Michael Beyer
Producer
Bernhard Fleischer
Music
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Contributor
Gustavo Dudamel; Kate Burton
Cast
Orlando BloomRomeo

Additional Details

Theatre
Walt Disney Concert Hall. Los Angeles
Production type
Other
Plays
Hamlet; Romeo and Juliet; Tempest, The
Subjects
Music
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images

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