Philip Glass' Dracula Conducted by Michael Riesman
Schedule
Wed Oct 30 2024 at 07:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Patricia Reser Center for the Arts | Beaverton, OR
Although there have been numerous screen versions of Bram Stoker’s classic tale, none is more enduring than this 1931 original. Towering ominously among the shadows of the Carpathian Mountains, Castle Dracula strikes fear into the hearts of the Transylvanian villagers below. Bela Lugosi, starring as the screen’s most popular vampire Count Dracula, together with horror specialist Director Tod Browning, create the film’s eerie and chilling mood. Dracula remains a masterpiece not only of the genre, but for all time.
The original film was released with no musical soundtrack apart from a brief excerpt of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake used in the opening credits and Wagner’s Die Meistersinger during a scene at the opera. In 1998 Philip Glass was tasked with creating a new score for the re-release of the film which was premiered by the Kronos Quartet and Michael Riesman.
Ensemble:
Michael Reisman, guest director/piano
Ian Scarfe, piano
Greg Ewer, violin
Ling Ling Huang, violin
Wendy Richman, viola
Valdine Ritchie Mishkin, cello
Where is it happening?
Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, 12625 SW Crescent St.,Beaverton,OR,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: