{"id":23839,"date":"2018-01-29T19:53:09","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T01:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=23839"},"modified":"2018-01-29T19:53:09","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T01:53:09","slug":"roger-daltrey-brings-whos-tommy-ravinia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=23839","title":{"rendered":"Roger Daltrey Brings The Who’s ‘Tommy’ To Ravinia"},"content":{"rendered":"
Daltrey and members of The Who band will share the stage with the Ravinia Festival Orchestra<\/strong><\/div>\n
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HIGHLAND PARK, IL \u2013 Ravinia announced today that legendary frontman of The Who Roger Daltrey<\/strong> will be performing the band\u2019s most iconic masterpiece this summer, the groundbreaking Tommy<\/em><\/strong>, on June 23 and 25. Daltrey and his band will be joined on stage by the Ravinia Festival Orchestra for the performance, showcasing the beloved classics from the 1969 rock opera, including \u201cPinball Wizard,\u201d \u201cSee Me, Feel Me,\u201d and more. Donors to the not-for-profit Ravinia Festival will be able to request tickets beginning February 1. Tickets for both concerts will go on sale to the public on February 9. Ravinia will announce its full summer lineup on March 14.<\/p>\n

Considered one of the seminal albums of the rock canon, last year The Who played all of Tommy<\/em> for the first time in 28 years at the Royal Albert Hall in London as part of a benefit concert for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Daltrey performed it in its entirety with his band during his 2011 solo tour. The opportunity to bring an orchestral dynamic to the raw emotion and cathartic impact of the songs that cemented Daltrey\u2019s legacy as a vocal powerhouse adds a compelling dimension to the music\u2019s timelessness.<\/p>\n

Supported by the band of regular Who players, including guitarist\/backup singer Simon Townshend<\/strong>, guitarist Frank Simes,<\/strong> keyboardist Loren Gold<\/strong>, bassist Jon Button<\/strong>, and drummer Scott Devours<\/strong>, and complemented by some of the best orchestral institutions in the US, Daltrey\u2019s indelible presence on this summer\u2019s stages is sure to enliven the deaf\/dumb\/blind boy once again!<\/p>\n

ABOUT ROGER DALTREY<\/strong>
\nRoger Daltrey has appeared onstage away from The Who on many occasions. His 1994 solo concert at Carnegie Hall with The Juilliard Orchestra was the fastest selling event in the venue\u2019s history. The following year he appeared on stage as the Tin Man in a production of The Wizard of Oz<\/em> at Lincoln Center, and in 1998 he starred as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol<\/em> at Madison Square Garden. He has also performed with his friends The Chieftains, a traditional Irish band, and toured the world with the British Rock Symphony interpreting a variety of rock classics.<\/p>\n

Daltrey\u2019s film career began, appropriately enough, with the title role in Ken Russell\u2019s kaleidoscopic 1975 adaptation of The Who\u2019s rock opera Tommy<\/em>. He has since appeared in some 30 films, portraying composer Franz Liszt (as well as writing lyrics and performing several songs) in Russell\u2019s wild classical music fantasia Lisztomania<\/em>, the lead in the gritty crime drama McVicar<\/em> (for which he also furnished the hit soundtrack), and roles in The Legacy<\/em>, Vampirella<\/em>, Johnny Was<\/em>, and many more. His television work includes appearances on CSI<\/em>, That \u201970s Show<\/em>, and Rude Awakening<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The singer\u2019s solo discography includes the acclaimed discs Daltrey,<\/em> Ride a Rock Horse<\/em>, One of the Boys<\/em>, and Under a Raging Moon<\/em>, and such hit singles as\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m Free,\u201d \u201cGiving It All Away,\u201d \u201cWithout Your Love,\u201d \u201cFree Me,\u201d and \u201cAfter the Fire.\u201d His solo work has been compiled into two anthologies, Martyrs and Madmen<\/em> (1997) and Moonlighting<\/em> (2005). Later in 2018, Daltrey\u2019s autobiography and his first solo album in 26 years will be released. In the meantime, Daltrey is ready to use his voice to do the thing he was born to do\u2014bring rock fans to their feet.<\/div>\n

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For Tickets:<\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.ravinia.org\/ShowDetails\/Index?id=1388<\/div>\n
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