The actor will join the orchestra as they embark on a European tour to perform Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait at the Edinburgh International Festival, BBC Proms and San Sebastián.
It has been confirmed that The Game of Thrones actor will narrate Copland’s orchestral work ‘Lincoln Portrait’.
Talking about the news Charles Dance said: “I am thrilled to be performing this historic work with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra as part of their European tour. Past performances of the work have included speakers of high esteem, and I am delighted to be joining that list. I look forward to performing with the CSO as they make their debut performances at the Edinburgh International Festival, BBC Proms and San Sebastián’s Musical Fortnight festival.”
American composer Aaron Copland was commissioned to produce a work in celebration of an ‘eminent American’, selecting former president Abraham Lincoln as his subject. By using fragments of Lincoln’s speeches and letters, including the famous Gettysburg Address, Copland created a dramatic piece of orchestral music, that was premiered by the CSO in 1942.
The European tour dates for Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s 2017 tour are as follows:
25th August 2017 Edinburgh International Festival, Usher Hall
27th August 2017 BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London
29th August 2017 Palacio de Congresso del Kursaal, San Sebastian
30th August 2017 Palacio de Congresso del Kursaal, San Sebastian
31st August 2017 Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria, Santander
3rd September 2017 Muziekgebouw, Eindhoven
4th September 2017 Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht
5th September 2017 Queen Elisabeth Hall, Antwerp
8th September 2017 Seine Musicale, Paris
9th September 2017 Seine Musicale, Paris
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