Scenes from the BBC/Discovery Television Series to be Shown in High-Definition on the Hollywood Bowl’s Big Screen

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, JULY 23 AND 24, 2010, AT 8:30 PM

The July 23 Concert is Generously Sponsored by Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts; July 23 Media Sponsor: KFI; The July 24 Concert is Generously Sponsored by Princess Cruises, the Official Cruise Line of the Hollywood Bowl

WHAT:

Spectacular footage from Planet Earth, the Emmy Award-winning television series comes, for the first time, to the Hollywood Bowl big screen for two nights in Planet Earth Live!, Friday and Saturday, July 23 and 24, at 8:30 p.m. The Los Angeles Philharmonic, under the baton of the series’ award-winning composer, George Fenton, plays live, accompanying clips of the best moments from the celebrated series. This epic journey, shown in high-definition, gives audiences a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to enjoy the earth’s most amazing environments featuring some of nature’s most mysterious and beautiful creatures.

Planet Earth, a BBC/Discovery co-production, aired on the Discovery Channel in 2007. It has sold more than 5 million DVDs, with one in every 30 households in the U.S. owning the series, and is the U.S.’s top-selling documentary DVD of all time.

WHO:

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC

GEORGE FENTON, conductor

HALEY GLENNIE-SMITH, vocalist

WHEN:
Friday, July 23, 2010, 8:30 PM
Saturday, July 24, 2010, 8:30 PM