The Bard and The Band
A Shakespeare Dallas collaboration with the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra yields four more month of famous Shakespearean scenes paired with selections of music. These performances explore the orchestral literature written for, about, and in response to the plays of William Shakespeare.
This February, the orchestra’s Valentine to the audience will be five musical perspectives of Romeo and Juliet: the ever popular Fantasy-Overture by Tchaikovsky, excerpts from the ballet by Prokofiev, the Love Scene from the symphony by Berlioz, the overture from Bellini’s opera, and Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story.
For each program, the LCSO will be joined by the talented actors of Shakespeare Dallas, who will frame the music with famous scenes and soliloquies from the evening’s play.
The Bard & The Band will take place every third weekend through May, Thursdays through Saturdays. Thursday performances are at Arlington Music Hall ( 224 North Center Street, Arlington, TX 76011) at 7: 30 p.m. Friday performances take place at the Garland Performing Arts Center (521 W State St Garland, TX 75040) at 8 p.m. Saturday performances take place at the Irving Arts Center (3333 N MaCarthur Blvd, # 300, Irving, TX 75062) at 8 p.m.
Schedule:
February 16, 17, 18 – “O Romeo, Romeo…”
March 15, 16, 17 – “’Tis neither here nor there...”
April 19, 20, 21 – “ Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears…”
May 10, 11, 12 – “The true beginning of our end…”
To purchase tickets:
Thursday performances at Arlington Music Hall -
www.symphonyarlington.org/events/tickets.php
Friday performances at the Garland Performing Arts Center -
www.garlandsymphony.org/events
Saturday performances at the Irving Arts Center -
