Rocktopia Live in Budapest: A Classical (R)evolution

Watch Tuesday, March 12 at 10:30 PM on WXEL

Immerse yourself in this revolutionary performance celebrating the fusion of classical music with classic rock in a concert filmed live at the world-famous Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest. Featuring six world-class vocalists, five top rock musicians, the 40-member Hungarian Opera Choir and the 65-piece Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, ROCKTOPIA delivers one-of-a-kind musical arrangements pairing Beethoven with Journey, Strauss with The Who, and more in musical mash-ups that surprise and delight. Inspiring and uplifting, Rocktopia is an entertaining spectacle that brings a whole new way of enjoying the best of classical music and classic rock to audiences.

Conducted by Maestro Randall Craig Fleischer and recorded on June 30, 2016, the concert showcases the works of classical composers as well as rock bands, including the music of Mozart, Journey, Handel, U2, Tchaikovsky, Heart, Beethoven, Styx, Foreigner, Rachmaninoff, Pink Floyd, Copland, The Who and more.

Donate for tickets to the concert at Broward Center for the Performing Arts on May 15.