Cleveland Orchestra slates Fellowship of the Ring film concerts at Blossom – cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio A second blockbuster film is destined for the Cleveland Orchestra treatment this summer at Blossom Music Center.

On Tuesday, the group announced its plan to perform Howard Shores score to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring live in concert, in sync with the film.

There will be three performances, all of them beginning at 7 p.m., on Friday through Sunday, July 17-19. Ludwig Wicki will conduct, and the Blossom Festival and Cleveland Orchestra Childrens Choruses will take part in the performances.

Tickets to the performances go on sale Tuesday, Dec. 10. Prices are $26 for individual lawn tickets and $36-$121 for seats in the pavilion. Lawn ticket books are also are available for $155, and the Under 18s Free program will apply.

This concert also will be included in the 2020 Blossom Music Festival pops subscription package, details of which will be announced later.

The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three films in director Peter Jacksons adaptation of the Lord of the Rings novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. It follows a hobbit named Frodo as he takes possession of and embarks on a dangerous quest to destroy a ring of ultimate power.

It will be the first of two popular fantasy films headed to Blossom Music Center this summer. The second, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, announced earlier this season, will be presented Aug. 29 and 30.

For more information, go to clevelandorchestra.com or call 216-231-1111.

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