Dear Ancianos,
I'm usually the worst at letting friends know about performances I'm
involved in, but because this one feels grander than usual, I'm trying to
be better. This weekend, the Austin Symphony Orchestra is closing its
season with A Shakespearean Evening, which features excerpts from Belioz's
music for Romeo and Juliet and Sir William Walton's music from the score
for the Olivier film of Henry V. Actually, the latter is a "Shakespeare
Scenario" that Neville Mariner and Christopher Plummer made together in
1990 that interweaves Walton's music and text from the play. I'm no Plummer
(or Olivier, for that matter), but I'm getting to serve as narrator for
ASO's concert, getting to perform about a dozen speeches with the full
orchestra, plus singers from Chorus Austin and the Austin Children's Choir.
If nothing else, the music will be spectacular! Would love it if any of you
could come.
All the best,
Robert
