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The 1891
Fredonia Opera House will offer patrons an early Halloween Treat with its
screening of the silent movie classic "Dr. Jekyll & Mr.
Hyde" on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. The film will be brought to
life by Devil Music Ensemble, a trio of accomplished composers/musicians,
who will perform its live original score to the film.
"Dr. Jekyll & Mr.
Hyde" was released in 1920 starring matinee idol John Barrymore. The
film featured amazing special effects for its day and remains a landmark
of silent film. Barrymore, in arguably his best dramatic performance,
brings a larger-than-life expansiveness to his portrayal of the title
characters. His transformation into the evil Mr. Hyde was considered
shocking in its realism; and yet despite Hyde's ugliness, Barrymore was
able to turn him into a remarkably seductive creature.
The Devil Music Ensemble
has established itself as one of the primary American groups composing
and performing scores for silent films. Formed in Boston in 1999, the
group is comprised of Brendon Wood on guitars, lap steel, and
synthesizer; Jonah Rapino on electric violin, vibraphone, and
synthesizer; and Tim Nylander on drums, percussion and synthesizer. The
group's current 2006 Fall-Halloween tour will take them throughout the
United States performing in museums, theaters, performing arts centers and
on college campuses.
All three members of the
group hold degrees in music and performance: Wood has a BFA in music from
the University of Massachusetts. Rapino received a BFA in classical music
performance from Boston University; and Nylander has a BFA from Harvard
University. The Ensemble returns to the Fredonia Opera House after a
successful 2005 engagement performing the live score to
"Nosferatu."
This performance is
supported, in part, with funding from the New York State Council on the
Arts, a state agency, and the United Arts Appeal of Chautauqua County.
Tickets are $10 general admission and may be purchased in person at the
Opera House Box Office or by phone at 679-1891, Tuesday-Friday, 1-5 p.m.
and Saturday, 2-5 p.m.
The 1891 Fredonia Opera
House is a member-supported not-for-profit organization located in
Village Hall in downtown Fredonia. A complete schedule of Opera House
events is available at www.fredopera.org.
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