Fri 2/20 @ 7:30PM
Usually when the Cleveland Pops Orchestra collaborates with outside performers they usually have something to do with music — country singers doing hits by Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, or Broadway singers performing beloved songs from stage musicals.
But this month’s “Symphony of Illusions” concert offers something completely different. Joining the orchestra is Michael Grandinetti, who has toured internationally and performed in stadiums, at half-time shows and in basketball arenas, and on TV specials. He’s noted for jaw-dropping shows in which he makes people levitate and shrink, makes things vanish and extricates himself from dangerous-appearing situations. He’ll be accompanied by what CJO calls “magical music”: from the Harry Potter and Hook films, and pieces by Maurice Ravel and Dmitri Shostakovich which should add drama and suspense to his illusions. The performance takes place at Severance Music Center so he probably won’t be setting anything on fire!
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