Metropolis
Directed by Fritz Lang
Music by Gottfried Huppertz (edited by Hans Brandner & Ben Palmer)

Covent Garden Sinfonia
Ben Palmer conductor

100 years – almost to the day – since its premiere, we still marvel at the genius of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, one of the most influential and revered sci-fi movies ever made. Lang created a futuristic vision of a Utopian city for the rich and privileged, run by unseen machines and oppressed workers underground. With an extraordinary budget, 36,000 extras and 200,000 costumes, plus an orchestral score that laid the foundations for the future sound of Hollywood, Metropolis was a genre pioneer in every respect.

For the film’s centenary, a new live orchestra version of Gottfried Huppertz’s original symphonic score has been meticulously researched and created by silent film expert Hans Brandner and conductor Ben Palmer. As Symphony Hall audiences already know, Palmer is one of the world’s most sought-after specialists in conducting live-to-picture and for Metropolis at 100, he brings his own Covent Garden Sinfonia to the stage.

Presented in association with Punches and Streamers Ltd

Tickets: £15-42
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