Following a 20 percent increase in audience attendance last season, Philadelphia's acclaimed
Mann Center has expanded its Orchestral Series for 2012, bringing great music
that spans classical, Broadway, jazz and pop culture to Philadelphia’s
great outdoor theater.
Broadway and television star Idina Menzel, fresh off the national
success of her PBS debut this month, will perform with The Philadelphia
Orchestra in June as will critically acclaimed trumpeter Chris Botti in
July. The Mann also welcomes the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and its
internationally acclaimed music director, Manfred Honeck, as well as the
Curtis Symphony Orchestra, classical crossover quartet Il Divo, and
11-year-old soprano prodigy Jackie Evancho with The Chamber Orchestra of
Philadelphia. At 11 concerts – up from nine shows last summer – the
Mann series offers something for everyone, from evenings of the greatest
classical music ever written, to the greatest movie hits of our time
and even The Legend of Zelda.
“The concert experience at the Mann is like nothing else in the
region. Where else can you hear the world’s best orchestras live while
lying on a blanket on the lawn? Where else can you bring your children
for perhaps their first taste of classical music? Where else can you
hear stars like Idina Menzel and Chris Botti for about the same ticket
price as a night out at the movies?” said Catherine M. Cahill, the
Mann’s president and CEO. “Whether you’re a lawn fan or prefer seating
under our extraordinary shed, the relaxed, casual, accessible feel of
great music at the Mann encourages people to make the experience all
their own,” she said.
Click here to get more information and see the Mann's complete summer schedule.
You'll want to be a part of it!
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