The Lord of the Rings In
Concert: The Fellowship of the Ring is coming to the Orleans Arena Friday,
October 14 at 8 p.m. This musical and theatrical event features Howard Shore’s complete Academy Award® and Grammy®–winning score,
performed live onstage by more than 200 musicians.
Celebrated Maestro Ludwig
Wicki, the preeminent conductor of Howard Shore’s Ring music, will conduct the performance. Joining
Maestro Wicki is soprano Kaitlyn Lusk, who has toured the world as a soloist in
The Lord of the Rings Symphony.
Peter Jackson’s complete
award-winning movie will be projected digitally, in high-definition, on an
immense 60-foot screen, while the combined forces of the Munich Symphony
Orchestra, Pacific Chorale and Phoenix Boys Choir bring the music of
Middle-earth to life.
The Lord of the Rings In
Concert: The Fellowship of the Ring kicks off a three-year celebration during
which each of the three Academy Award®-winning films will be performed in
concert on the 10th anniversary of its release. The Fellowship of the Ring
(2001) is on tour now, followed by The Two Towers (2002) in 2012, and the grand
finale, The Return of the King (2003), in 2013.
The performance at Orleans
Arena is part of a nine-city West Coast tour that includes Glendale, Ariz., San Diego,
Anaheim, Portland,
Seattle, Fresno, Oakland and Sacramento.
Composer Howard Shore said, "My first score for The Lord of the Rings
trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring, was the beginning of my journey into the
world of Tolkien, and I will always hold a special fondness for the music and
the experience."
Shore’s score not only
captures Fellowship’s sweeping emotion, thrilling vistas and grand journeys,
but also echoes the very construction of Tolkien’s Middle-earth. Styles,
instruments and performers collected from around the world provide each of
Tolkien’s cultures with a unique musical imprint. In operatic fashion, these
musical worlds commingle, sometimes combining forces for a culminated power,
other times violently clashing – and always bending to the will of the One Ring
and its own ominous family of themes.
Doug Adams, author of the
comprehensive book The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films and advisor to this
In Concert presentation, said: “The Lord of the Rings is a story of universal
human themes and experiences, including perseverance, sacrifice, friendship,
and loyalty. These were the backbone of J.R.R. Tolkien’s books, of Peter
Jackson’s films, and, of course, of Howard Shore’s music.”
“These live performances
place the score in the spotlight, and create a wholly new and unique audience
experience. Even our most ardent fans are amazed at how completely Shore
recreates Middle-earth in music – and how the live score provides narrative
clarity, structural complexity, and above all, a living heart to the story.
There’s nothing quite like it. This is an extraordinarily moving communal
experience. It's our chance to join the Fellowship.”
In 2009, more than 10,000
people filled New
York’s Radio City Music
Hall for
the American premiere of The Lord of the Rings In Concert: The Fellowship of
the Ring. The New York Times said, “The music of Middle-earth soared through
misty climes and rumbled through Hadean depths at Radio City Music
Hall [as] Howard Shore’s intricate, far-reaching fabric of leitmotifs surged
to the fore.” Entertainment Weekly said,
“it was a terrific night at the theater.”
Seating is reserved and
tickets are priced at $35, $50, $75 and $125. All prices include tax. Tickets
can be purchased at the Orleans Arena Box Office by calling 702.284.7777 or by visiting www.orleansarena.com.
Additional information about
the concert can be found at www.lordoftheringsinconcert.com
About The Film
Released on December 18,
2001 The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring is the first installment of Peter Jackson’s fantasy
adventure film trilogy based on the novels of J.R.R. Tolkien. A long-lost ring
has been found and, through twists of fate, is in the possession of a small
hobbit named Frodo Baggins.
When the Wizard, Gandalf the
Grey, discovers this ring is in fact the all-powerful One Ring, Frodo must lead
an epic quest to Mount Doom in order to destroy it. However he does not go alone.
Frodo is joined by Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the dwarf, Aragorn, Boromir
and his three hobbit friends Merry, Pippin and Samwise – the Fellowship of the
Ring.
Considered one of the most
ambitious projects in film history, it took eight years to bring The Lord of
the Rings to the screen. The result was an artistic and popular success of the
highest order. The films won a total of 17 Academy Awards®, and are among the
top-grossing films of all-time.
About the Orleans Arena
The Orleans Arena, a Boyd
Gaming facility located just off the Las Vegas Strip, is host to more than 200
events each year, including top concerts such as Van Halen, Black Eyed Peas,
Akon, Rihanna, Brooks & Dunn, and Panic at the Disco; family favorites
Disney on Ice, Harlem Globetrotters, and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
Circus; and a variety of sporting events, including the Las Vegas Wranglers
professional ECHL hockey team, NCAA basketball tournaments, the West Coast
Conference Tournament, plus three major motorsports events each year. For
information on booking events call
702.365.7469 or visit www.orleansarena.com.
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