Savor the silver screen's greatest romantic melodrama which launched Greta Garbo as one of the most mysterious, glamorous stars of the American screen, presented complete with LIVE orchestral score by Carl Davis. There will not be a single moment of silence as almost fifty NJFO musicians, under the baton of Maestro David Wroe, perform with split-second timing and precision, Davis' extraordinary soundtrack as the original classic silent movie is projected above the orchestra.
Flesh and the Devil is a love triangle where the deep bond of friendship between two soldiers is disturbed by a destructive woman who causes marital mayhem before blood brotherhood is restored and final retribution strikes. It is Garbo at her most alluring, enigmatic and seductive best. The smoldering and somewhat daring love scenes, duels, banishment and a surprise ending will take your breath away.
Equally mesmerizing is the score by composer Carl Davis. With a variety of textures, from military music to lush strings, romantic instrumental solos and even Wagnarian drama, the themes, the passion and the love in this movie are all there in the music which mirrors every twist and turn in the plot, illuminating the emotional world in ways that pictures and subtitles cannot. A performance of Beethoven's much-loved Symphony No.7 will round off the festivities.
"This is a fabulously romantic, broad stroked and beautiful score of symphonic proportion," remarked Maestro Wroe. "It closely mirrors the traumatic yet passionate events unfolding in the movie and will give a whole new dimension to surround sound! Combining different media is part of our mission to broaden the appeal of classical music. Audiences should be prepared to be swept away!"
Tickets are $30 for Members, $35 for Non-Members and $50 for Premium Seating. Tickets may be purchased by phone at (973) 971-3706, or in person at the Bickford Theatre Box Office. The Bickford Theatre is an integral part of the Morris Museum, located at 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown, NJ, and offers free parking and full accessibility. Box office hours for phone sales are Monday through Friday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Walk-up hours are Tuesday, through Friday, 11:00am to 5:00pm.
About New Jersey Festival Orchestra
The New Jersey Festival Orchestra is one of New Jersey's premier fully professional regional symphony orchestras. The New Jersey Festival Orchestra's mission is to promote the world's legacy of symphonic and operatic music to audiences, involving them in this rich heritage through a diversity of innovative musical and multi-dimensional artistic experiences that stretch the boundaries of traditional classical performances. Furthermore, the New Jersey Festival Orchestra's mission encompasses education and mentoring initiatives as well as facilitating performances to physically, mentally and economically disadvantaged individuals of New Jersey, with the goal of enhancing their meaningfulness of life, spiritual and cultural awareness, and facilitating participation in the life of their communities otherwise limited by their condition.
About The Bickford Theatre
The Bickford Theatre is a professional theater that produces and presents year-round entertainment, including a Main Stage Series, two Children's Theatre series, a Jazz Showcase, and Blues at the Bickford. The theatre is a Senior Member of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, a not-for-profit organization of 30 professional theaters throughout the state, and works in conjunction with Actors' Equity Association (AEA) and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). From its beginnings in 1994 to the present, tens of thousands of theater-goers from across the tri-state area have enjoyed the Bickford Theatre's many entertaining and diversified offerings in theatre, music and dance.
About the Morris Museum
Founded in 1913, the Morris Museum is an award-winning, community-based arts and cultural institution which serves the public through high caliber exhibitions in the arts, sciences and humanities. The Museum also offers educational programs, family events, and is home to the Bickford Theatre and its wide range of performing arts offerings. Continuously serving the public since 1913, the Morris Museum has been designated a Major Arts Institution and has received the New Jersey State Council on the Arts' Citation of Excellence, among other awards. The first museum in New Jersey to be accredited, the Morris Museum was re-accredited in 2013 by the American Alliance of Museums.
The Morris Museum is a Blue Star Museum, offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families, from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
The Museum is located at 6 Normandy Heights Road (at the corner of Columbia Turnpike) in Morristown, NJ, and is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 11:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday, 12:00 to 5:00pm. In addition, the Museum is open evenings from 5:00 to 8:00pm on the second and third Thursday of the month. Admission to the Museum is $10 for adults and $7 for children, students and senior citizens. Admission is always free for Museum members. For more information, call (973) 971-3700, or visit www.morrismuseum.org.
PHOTO: New Jersey Festival Orchestra and Flesh and the Devil poster. Photo by Joe Perez.