In 1969 British rocker The Who released the rock opera “Tommy”. Now nearly 50 years later, Roger Daltrey is bringing the music back to life in a short U.S. tour that will feature local orchestras in each city.
Saying that he is looking forward to singing “Tommy”, Daltrey noted , “Pete Townshend’s rock music is particularly suited to being embellished by the sounds that an orchestra can add to the band.”
“Tommy” tour dates:
June 8 at the Bethel woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, NY with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic
June 10 & 12 at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA with the Wolf Trap Orchestra
June 15 at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA with the Boston Pops Orchestra
June 19 at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, PA with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
June 23 & 25 at Ravinia in Highland Park, IL with the Ravinia Festival Orchestra
June 27 at the Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, TN with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra
June 30 at the CMAC in Canandaigua, NY – the orchestra is yet to be announced
July 2 at the Fraze Pavilion in Kettering, OH with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
July 5 at the Meadowbrook Amphitheatre in Rochester Hills, MI with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
July 8 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH with The Cleveland Orchestra