The Lord of the Rings, The Orchestra (Lords of the Sound) at Teatro Orione, January 28, 2027

On Thursday January 28, 2027 at 20:30 Rome hosts The Lord of the Rings - The Orchestra Lords of the Sound, a symphonic concert devoted to Howard Shore's music for Peter Jackson's films based on Tolkien. The venue is the Teatro Orione (listed by Turismo Roma also as Nuovo Teatro Orione), at Via Tortona 7, 00183 Rome, in the territory of Municipio VII, a short walk from Piazza dei Re di Roma. The ticket is bought on the official online sales page given for the event, where the purchase button is active, the price and sectors are not published on the event page, so that information is not published. The setlist for the Rome evening is not published: only the announced atmospheres are known (the Hobbits, the Elves, Mordor). To get there it is best to use the ATAC route planner, because lines and stops can change.

The concert in brief

The presentation speaks of an immersive show and not a simple concert: orchestra, choir and soloists perform live the Oscar-winning soundtracks by Howard Shore for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, with a large scenic LED wall that accompanies the music with cinematic-feeling images.

The essentials

Title: The Lord of the Rings - The Orchestra Lords of the Sound. Date: Thursday, January 28, 2027. Start time: 20:30, as given by the online box office. Venue: Teatro Orione, Via Tortona 7, Rome. Running time, doors opening and prices: that information is not published in the pages consulted for the Rome date.

What the presentation promises

The official text announces more than 50 musicians on stage, a choir, soloists and "a powerful young energy". It promises a journey from the bright melodies of the Hobbits to the solemn harmonies of the Elves to the dark atmospheres of Mordor. These are words of presentation, not a program: the list of pieces has not been published, so nobody can say today which themes will be performed and in what order.

Who it is for

The show is meant for those who know the films, but also for those who love symphonic music applied to film: the form of a concert with images on screen allows you to follow the event without having to remember every scene of the trilogy.

Lords of the Sound: the orchestra

The orchestra's official website presents it as a celebrated Ukrainian symphony orchestra bringing a new orchestral culture with a modern taste. The name deliberately recalls the title of Jackson's trilogy: the musicians remember it as a challenge and a responsibility toward the audience.

Founded in 2014

According to the orchestra's own account, the group was founded in early 2014 by the band's producer, driven by the desire to play the music of contemporary film composers and by the lack of a similar repertoire in the orchestras of the time. The first meeting with the public dates to April 23, 2014, in the living room of an artist's home in Kyiv, with the program "100% SOUNDTRACKHITS", considered the orchestra's calling card and its birth date.

A vast repertoire

The orchestra declares a repertoire of more than 300 compositions of different genres: soundtracks, children's music, video game music, rock hits, classics and jazz, plus pieces by famous composers and pages of Ukrainian folklore and of Ukrainian singers of the 1970s and 1980s. This explains why the ensemble moves easily between very different programs.

A show that is above all visual

The presentation text insists that, beyond the quality of the sound, the emphasis is placed on the show, on the appearance of the orchestra and on the artistic conduct of the musicians on stage. Theatrical elements, special effects and video are part of the project's identity, and this is consistent with the idea of an LED wall behind the orchestra.

Who conducts in Rome

The official website shows the names of some conductors and soloists linked to the orchestra, but the list of artists who will take the stage of Teatro Orione on January 28, 2027 is not published: the conducting cannot be attributed to anyone in particular.

The relationship between music and image

The LED wall places the show in a precise tradition: Shore's music was born for images, and the concert gives it back with a visual setup designed to recall them. The pages consulted do not describe the projected images, so it cannot be said if they are excerpts from the films or original creations.

The Rome date within the Italian tour

The orchestra's official calendar lists eight dates for Italy between late January and early February 2027. The January 28 evening in Rome is listed with the program "Lord of the Rings in Concert" and confirms the venue and day given by the box office.

The other Italian stops

The same calendar lists Parma on January 27 at the Auditorium Paganini, Bari on January 29 at Teatro Team, Naples on January 30 at Teatro PalaPartenope, Pesaro on January 31 at the Auditorium Scavolini, Merano on February 2 at the Teatro Kurhaus, Vigevano on February 3 at the PalaElachem and Milan on February 4 at the Teatro Repower. For Parma, Bari and Pesaro the program given is "The Music of Hans Zimmer", for Naples and Vigevano "The Music of World Legends", the Lord of the Rings program appears in Rome, Merano and Milan.

A European tour

The orchestra's website groups the dates by country and lists many: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Turkey. Italy is thus one part of a much wider tour.

Why the Rome date is an opportunity

In the Italian calendar consulted, Rome is the only stop in Lazio. For those living in the capital and the surrounding area this means a single evening available for this program in the region.

The program: what is known and what is not

The orchestra's website describes the program "Lord of the Rings in Concert" as a journey through Middle-earth: the Oscar-winning music by Howard Shore from the two trilogies, performed by orchestra, choir and soloists and enriched by a visual atmosphere.

The official description

The text speaks of the bright, warm melodies of the Hobbits, the noble themes of the Elves and the menacing rhythms of Mordor. Every motif, says the presentation, must make the audience feel part of those timeless stories.

What is not published

No page consulted lists the titles of the pieces, the running time of the show in Rome or any intermission. Other cities on the same tour carry different descriptions and should not be applied to Rome: the information for the January 28 evening is not published.

How to prepare without a setlist

If you want to arrive with your ears ready, it is best to listen again to the music of Shore's films, which is the program's declared inspiration, keeping in mind that it is not guaranteed which themes will be chosen.

Howard Shore, the composer of Middle-earth

Howard Leslie Shore is a Canadian composer and conductor, born in Toronto on October 18, 1946, the author of about 90 film scores. His worldwide fame is tied to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, but his career was already long and varied before the meeting with Peter Jackson.

From the beginnings to Cronenberg's cinema

He studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, played alto saxophone in the Canadian group Lighthouse and was the band director of the television program Saturday Night Live from 1975 to 1980. In film, a lasting partnership grew with the director David Cronenberg, for almost all of whose films he composed the music, for a total of 18 collaborations, from The Brood (1979) to Crimes of the Future (2022).

The work on the trilogy

In August 2000 Shore was announced as composer of Jackson's films. For almost four years, starting in 1999, he composed, orchestrated, conducted and produced more than 11 hours of music, with songs in the languages invented by Tolkien and more than 100 leitmotifs for characters, places and cultures, a record in film history. Among the features of the score are the strong presence of different choirs, percussion, exotic instruments and repeated fanfares.

The awards

The score of The Fellowship of the Ring earned him an Oscar and a Grammy. In 2004, with The Return of the King, Shore won two Oscars, for the score and for the song Into the West, written with Fran Walsh and Annie Lennox, who sings it over the end credits.

From score to concert hall

Shore turned the music into a symphony in six movements for orchestra and choir, the Lord of the Rings Symphony, first performed in 2003 in Wellington, New Zealand, and then taken around the world. The Rome concert is a different production, with its own orchestra and its own show, but it draws on the same music.

Why hearing it live changes the perception

With choirs and percussion in the foreground, Shore's score lends itself to live listening, because many of its hallmarks are precisely the presence of different choirs, the percussion and the repeated fanfares. In the hall these elements are felt with a different physicality than on a recording.

Peter Jackson's films

The trilogy consists of The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003). The total budget was 281 million dollars and the work lasted eight years, the three films were shot simultaneously and entirely in New Zealand.

The shoot

Principal photography took place between October 11, 1999 and December 22, 2000, for a total of 438 days, at more than 150 different locations and with seven shooting units. At Matamata, on the North Island, the setting of Hobbiton was recreated, and the town still displays a welcome sign to Hobbiton today.

The story in brief

The films follow the hobbits Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee on their mission to destroy the One Ring in Mount Doom, while Aragorn, Gandalf, Legolas and Gimli unite the free peoples of Middle-earth against Sauron's armies. Gollum, once the bearer of the Ring, pursues them.

The honors

The trilogy is the most awarded in the Academy's history: 17 statuettes from 30 nominations. The Return of the King won 11 Oscars, equaling Ben-Hur and Titanic, and won every category in which it was nominated.

The long making of the films

Post-production of each film took an entire year before the theatrical release, the extended editions of the three films total 11 hours and 21 minutes. These are numbers that help explain why Shore's music, over 11 hours, is so vast that a selection is needed for any concert.

The original songs of the films

Alongside Shore's score, the films contain a few songs written for the occasion. It is not possible to know if the Rome program includes them: the setlist is not published.

Enya and Aníron

In the first film, The Council of Elrond (Aníron), with words by Roma Ryan, and the end-credits theme May It Be were composed and sung by Enya, the latter earned two nominations, for the Oscar and the Golden Globe, in 2002.

In Dreams and Into the West

Edward Ross sang In Dreams, composed by Shore. In the third film the closing song, Into the West, was performed by Annie Lennox and won the 2004 Oscar for best original song.

Two pieces fans keep remembering

Concerning Hobbits and The Bridge of Khazad-Dum are among the most memorable pieces in the history of cinema.

Tolkien and the books from which it all comes

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein on January 3, 1892 and died in Bournemouth on September 2, 1973. He was a writer, philologist and linguist, he studied at Oxford and worked on Old English.

The Hobbit

The tale, written for the enjoyment of his children, came in 1936 to the attention of Susan Dagnall of the London publishing house George Allen and Unwin and was published in 1937.

The Lord of the Rings

The work narrates the events following those of The Hobbit. Tolkien took more than 10 years to conceive and write the three volumes, with the support of the Inklings, the informal literary discussion group that also included C. S. Lewis. They were published between 1954 and 1955. The atmosphere, initially close to the childlike one of The Hobbit, grew gradually darker.

The invented languages

Alongside his work as a philologist, Tolkien cultivated a passion for artificial languages, among the most mature are Quenya and Sindarin. This is why Shore was able to write for the films songs in the languages of Middle-earth.

The Hobbit on screen and the second musical trilogy

The concert also announces music from The Hobbit. The film trilogy consists of An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), also directed by Peter Jackson and with Howard Shore on music.

A story 60 years earlier

The films are set 60 years before the events of The Lord of the Rings and tell the adventure of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, persuaded by Gandalf to follow 13 dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug.

The premieres

The first film premiered at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington on November 28, 2012, with more than 10,000 fans, the second in Los Angeles on December 2, 2013 and the third in London, in Leicester Square, on December 1, 2014.

Teatro Orione on Via Tortona

Turismo Roma describes the Nuovo Teatro Orione as a sign of "artistic and cultural rebirth for the neighborhood and for Rome", with shows of every genre and attention to new proposals and emerging acts. The address is Via Tortona 7, the coordinates given are 41.879978 north and 12.515465 east.

Foyer, bar and services

From the same source we learn that in the large foyer an aperitivo with live music is held once a week and that the venue also hosts exhibitions, events and performances. Services listed include parking, a coffee shop and a bar. For accessibility, see the dedicated section of Turismo Roma.

Capacity and history

The number of seats and the history of the building are not published in the pages consulted. For this reason no opening date or capacity is attributed to the theater, and we recommend checking the sales page for information on location and ticket delivery.

One name, two versions

The box office writes "Teatro Orione", Turismo Roma "Nuovo Teatro Orione": it is the same venue, at Via Tortona 7, and on a digital map the entry matches a theater at that address, in postal code 00183.

The neighborhood: between Re di Roma and Municipio VII

The theater falls within Municipio Roma VII, established in 2013 by merging the former municipi IX and X: it is the most populous municipio in the city, the only one with more than 300,000 inhabitants. It extends over the southeast quadrant, from Porta San Giovanni to the city limits, along the axes of Via Appia Nuova and Via Tuscolana.

A long history

The territory has been inhabited since prehistory. In Roman times it was crossed by Via Latina and Via Asinaria, in the Middle Ages the rustic villas were converted into farmsteads and towers, in 1574 Pope Gregory XIII opened Via Appia Nuova. Intensive urbanization of the Appio-Latino and Tuscolano districts came with the master plans of 1909, 1925 and 1931.

Cinema at home

The municipio is home to the Cinecittà studios, inaugurated in 1937, tied to the names of Federico Fellini and Alberto Sordi, in 1905 the soundstages of the Cines company had been inaugurated. For a concert of film music it is a significant context: to learn more about Cinecittà see the page on the Cinecittà studios.

Green space and nearby archaeology

In the municipio's territory are the Aqueducts Park and the Caffarella Park, both part of the Appia Antica Regional Park, the Roman-era Villa dei Sette Bassi and, in the Aurelian Walls, the Porta Latina. The Aurelian Walls mark the municipio's northwest boundary.

Practical information

The useful information is little but certain. The rest should be checked on the sales page in the weeks beforehand, because opening hours and access details can be updated.

Tickets

Tickets are bought on the official online sales page, the page also offers sections devoted to ticket delivery and to finding a sales point. The price is not stated.

How to get there

No bus lines or stops are given for the theater: use the ATAC route planner. Municipio VII is served by a substantial part of Metro Line A and by the Lodi station of Line C, the theater has a parking lot according to Turismo Roma.

Contacting the theater

For direct information Turismo Roma gives a phone number and an email address for the theater, to which it refers for hours and access arrangements. It is advisable to prefer the official sales page for the event's details.

A curiosity about Teatro Orione

The most concrete curiosity concerns the foyer: the large entrance space is not only a passageway, but hosts a weekly aperitivo with live music, as well as exhibitions and performances, according to Turismo Roma.

A theater with music outside the hall too

An aperitivo with live music in the foyer means the theater treats music as a neighborhood experience, beyond the evening program. For an orchestra concert the effect is curious: before the full sound of the ensemble there is, on other days, bar music.

A hall near a famous square

The coordinates of Piazza dei Re di Roma, a well-known square in the area, place it a short walk from the theater: whoever arrives from there walks a short stretch through the dense urban fabric of the district.

A winter evening

The concert falls in late January, in the middle of the theater season: the program takes place indoors, in a theater hall, and is not subject to the weather like outdoor summer events. It is worth remembering, though, that January in Rome calls for suitable clothes for the trip home after 22:00, even if the end time of the evening is not published.

One thing nobody tells you about Teatro Orione

The theater appears under two different names, Teatro Orione and Nuovo Teatro Orione, and few notice: whoever searches online finds slightly different names for the same venue, at Via Tortona 7.

Watch out when searching online

The practical advice is to start from the official sales page of the event and from the listings of institutional tourism portals, and to check that address and date match: Via Tortona 7, January 28, 2027.

The program is not detailed

Another thing no page declares is that the program, to date, remains described in terms of atmospheres and not of pieces. Whoever expects a list of titles will not find one, for now.

The advice I give you for visiting Teatro Orione

My advice is simple: arrive with a margin of time and check the route with the ATAC planner, because Municipio VII is large and lines change.

Before leaving

Reread the ticket sales page the week before, to check for any updates on times or access, and keep the ticket according to the delivery method indicated.

When you arrive

If the foyer is open before the show, give yourself time to enter unhurriedly: the large entrance space is one of the theater's distinguishing features. For the time the doors open, that information is not published.

Another well-known fact, yet rarely mentioned

It is known that Howard Shore won the Oscar for the music of The Lord of the Rings, it is less often cited that the third film collected all 11 awards for which it was nominated and that, taken as a whole, the trilogy is the most awarded in Oscar history.

The case of the second score

Even less remembered: the score of The Two Towers was disqualified by the Academy under a rule against reusing themes from earlier films, the ban was withdrawn at the last minute, but the music was not nominated. In a concert that retraces the recurring themes of the trilogy, it is a detail that gives a sense of how much the motifs call back to one another.

A much-loved score

Listeners of the British radio station Classic FM voted Shore's score the best of all time for six consecutive years, through 2015.

The right photo to take at Teatro Orione

The rules on taking photos and video in the hall are not published in the pages consulted: check first the conditions given by the theater and the box office.

The entrance and the foyer

If the rules allow, the safest photo is that of the foyer and the entrance at Via Tortona 7, before going into the hall, with the street number clearly visible: it is the most useful memento of the evening, without disturbing anyone.

The LED wall

The large scenic LED wall is a declared part of the show. If filming during the concert is allowed, it is worth framing the orchestra with the screen behind it, if not, it is better to enjoy the show and keep the memory with the ticket.

Some important events that took place here in history

The history of Teatro Orione as a building is not reliably documented. We can instead tell the story of the territory in which it stands, Municipio Roma VII, with documented facts.

From antiquity to the 1500s

In Roman times the area was crossed by Via Latina and Via Asinaria, here were the Fossae Cluiliae, the boundary between Rome and Alba Longa, where tradition places the episode of Coriolanus stopped by his mother Veturia and his wife Volumnia. In 1587 Pope Sixtus V had the Felice aqueduct built, which crosses Via Tuscolana at Porta Furba.

From the 1900s to cinema

In 1903 the Castelli Romani tramways were inaugurated, in 1905 the Cines soundstages and in 1910 the Appio motor velodrome, later demolished. In 1937 the Cinecittà studios opened together with the Istituto Luce and the Centro sperimentale di cinematografia.

The Resistance

During the Nazi occupation the residents took an active part in the Resistance, on April 17, 1944 the German army carried out, in reprisal, the roundup of Quadraro, deporting between 700 and 950 men to Germany. In 2004 the then Municipio X was awarded the Gold Medal for Civil Valor.

Who has played at Teatro Orione

A list of the artists who have trodden the theater's stage in the past is not available, and is not invented here. We can look ahead instead: the calendar of the coming months includes other shows.

Other events in the same hall

On the Estate Romana pages other evenings at the theater appear, such as a show scheduled for 2027 and another already announced event. For the full and up-to-date calendar, the most reliable source remains each event's page.

Other halls for live music in Rome

For those looking for other concerts in a different setting, the Auditorium Parco della Musica hosts live music in large halls and in the Cavea.

Frequently asked questions about The Lord of the Rings - The Orchestra Lords of the Sound

When and where is the concert in Rome?

The concert is on Thursday, January 28, 2027 at 20:30 at Teatro Orione, at Via Tortona 7, in Rome. Date, time and venue are confirmed by the official sales page and the day also appears in the orchestra's calendar. Turismo Roma confirms date and place, but not the time.

How much does the ticket cost?

The price is not given on the event page consulted, which shows only the active purchase button, that information is not published. Sectors and discounts do not appear. Before buying it is best to check the official sales page, because rates may appear only at the seat selection stage.

Which pieces will be performed?

The setlist is not published. The presentation speaks only of Howard Shore's music from the soundtracks of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, with atmospheres ranging from the Hobbits to the Elves to Mordor. Any list of titles would be a guess, and none is offered here.

How long does the show last?

For the Rome date that information is not published in the pages consulted. For another city on the tour a tourism page gives about 2 hours, but it should not be considered valid for Rome, because programs change from venue to venue and the running time may vary.

Who is the Lords of the Sound orchestra?

It is a Ukrainian symphony orchestra founded in early 2014, whose first concert is dated April 23, 2014 in Kyiv. It declares a repertoire of more than 300 compositions, from soundtracks to rock and jazz, and activity in many European countries, as its official calendar shows.

How do I get to Teatro Orione?

No lines are given. Use the ATAC route planner, entering Via Tortona 7, Rome. Municipio Roma VII is served by Metro A and by the Lodi station of Line C, but which connection is most convenient depends on the starting point. The theater also has a parking lot.

Can I enjoy it without having seen the films?

Yes, the music can be followed even without knowing every scene. The concert has an LED wall with images and rests on recognizable themes, tied to groups of characters: the Hobbits, the Elves, Mordor. Knowing the plot of the films enriches the listening, but it is not a declared requirement.

The final advice on The Lord of the Rings - The Orchestra Lords of the Sound

The final advice is to check the official sales page shortly before the evening, listen once to the main themes of the films to tune your ear and leave early: a large ensemble, a choir and an LED wall deserve to be followed from the beginning, without racing the doors-open time. The rest, from the setlist to the running time, will be known only at the end, when the curtain rises on Middle-earth.

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