CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Orchestra will perform the scores of two beloved movies next summer as part of the 55th Blossom Music Festival.
The world-renowned orchestra will perform live music from "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" while the movies play on large screens above the performance for the attendees to watch.
Raiders of the Lost Ark will be shown on the following days:
- Saturday, June 29 at 7 p.m.
- Sunday, June 30 at 7 p.m.
"The film that gave the world one of its greatest movie heroes, Indiana Jones, is back and better than ever. Relive the magic on the silver screen with the original great adventure, Raiders of the Lost Ark, with John Williams’s epic score performed live to picture by The Cleveland Orchestra. The year is 1936, and professor of archeology and “obtainer of rare antiquities” Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is tasked by US Army Intelligence to recover the legendary Ark of the Covenant before it falls into the hands of the Nazis. Indy’s quest takes him to Nepal and Egypt, reuniting him with an old friend (John Rhys-Davis), an old foe (Paul Freeman), and an ex-flame (Karen Allen) who falls somewhere in between. Armed with his hat, whip, and wits, our intrepid hero must face formidable enemies, and impossible odds, to save the day and the world."
Showings of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King will take place on the following days:
- Friday, August 2, at 7 p.m.
- Saturday, August 3, at 7 p.m.
- Sunday, August 4, at 7 p.m.
"Return to Middle-earth for the third installment of the trilogy on the big screen with the original score performed live by The Cleveland Orchestra. Director Peter Jackson and composer Howard Shore bring J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary imagination to life in this film that won 11 Academy Awards, including Best Score. As Frodo, Sam, and Gollum journey towards Mount Doom, the rest of the Fellowship reunites against Sauron in this battle of good and evil."
Tickets can be purchased online at ClevelandOrchestra.com, by email at boxoffice@cleveland.com or by phone at 216-231-1111.
Lawn ticket books are currently available for purchase at $180 per book, a $20 discount off of the regular book price, and more than $100 off regularly priced individual tickets. The discount period ends on December 31, 2023.
Individual tickets will be available for purchase for orchestra donors and subscribers on Thursday, November 9. General ticket sales available to the public will go live on Monday, November 13.
For each adult ticket purchased, two free lawn ticket vouchers can be obtained for attendees under the age of 18 as part of the Cleveland Orchestra's "Under 18s Free" program.
"Under 18s Free is a program of The Cleveland Orchestra’s Center for Future Audiences. The Center, created with a lead endowment gift from the Maltz Family Foundation, was established to fund programs to develop new generations of audiences for Cleveland Orchestra concerts in Northeast Ohio. "