The mark of Zorro will score your heart at the Illinois Symphony's Valentine special presentation

[FEB. 5, 2007]  SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Symphony Orchestra is celebrating Valentine's Day with the son of Zorro, two silent screen legends, an original musical arrangement... and you!

This Valentine special features the silent movie, "Don Q, Son of Zorro," starring the Brad and Angelina of the day, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Astor, enlivened by the accompaniment of a live and originally arranged orchestral soundtrack excerpted from George Bizet's "Carmen," the most popular opera of all time and still representing the romanticized construction of Spanish culture.

The Illinois Symphony will also perform selected works, including "Man of La Mancha" and the theme from Don Juan Di Marco's "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman." Guest artists Kimberly McCoul Risinger and Angelo L. Favis, also known as the Linden Duo, will warm your heart with their magical combination of flute and guitar.

Performances will be at Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 9 and in Springfield at the Sangamon Auditorium on Feb. 10. Both concert performances begin at 8 p.m.

This special program is guaranteed to light a spark under your Valentine's Day and has been produced by the Illinois Symphony's music director and conductor, Karen Lynne Deal.

Let the music move you! Let our music move you!

For more information about this performance, Maestra Deal or other Illinois Symphony Orchestra activities, please call 217-522-2838 or visit http://ilsymphony.blogspot.com/. For ticket reservations, call the Springfield Sangamon Auditorium at 217-206-6160 or Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, 309-434-2777.

(Text copied from file received from the Illinois Symphony Orchestra)