Pete Townshend is to release a new, classically arranged version of The Who‘s rock opera ‘Quadrophenia‘, and will then perform it live next summer.
The fresh look at ‘Quadrophenia’ was made possible with the help of the Philharmonic Orchestra, London’s Oriana Choir, Alfie Boe, conductor Robert Ziegler and singer-songwriter Rachel Fuller, and was recorded at London’s Air Studios in October.
“A lot of major symphony orchestras are in trouble because their audience is getting old and the younger audiences prefer softer stuff, such as film soundtrack music,” Townshend says. “I think that Quadrophenia would reinvigorate their audiences and bring in people who might not otherwise go to see a symphony orchestra perform without lights and fireworks and a movie screen.”
The album will be performed live at London’s Royal Albert Hall on July 5th, 2015. Tickets are going on sale from this coming Friday (December 5th).