{"id":30970,"date":"2018-06-28T11:28:50","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T16:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=30970"},"modified":"2018-08-02T10:29:29","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T15:29:29","slug":"whos-rock-opera-tommy-ravinia-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/whos-rock-opera-tommy-ravinia-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"The Who\u2019s Rock Opera, Tommy, at Ravinia Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Roger Daltrey and The Who brought two fantastic shows to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravinia.org\/\">Ravinia Festival<\/a> last Saturday and Monday, performing the 1969 classic rock opera, <em>Tommy<\/em>, in its entirety. Accompanied by the Ravinia Festival Orchestra (Chicago Philharmonic) with Keith Levenson conducting, the two ensembles blended seamlessly together.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pete Townshend\u2019s rock music is particularly suited to being embellished by the sounds that an orchestra can add to the band,&#8221;\u00a0Daltrey said of the tour. &#8220;It will be a memorable night of entertainment for all those who love the arts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As part of a 12-city tour to celebrate\u00a0<em>Tommy<\/em>&#8216;s 50th anniversary, the iconic Daltrey, who shows no sign of slowing down at age 74, was in top form, singing with a powerful voice still strong and clear. Throughout the show, he swung his mike around the stage like a toy. Supported by classic members of The Who, including guitarist\/backup singer Simon Townshend, guitarist Frank Simes, keyboardist Loren Gold, bassist Jon Button, and drummer Scott Devours, the show brought\u00a0<em>Tommy<\/em> alive once again.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31266\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31266\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31266\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/36045966_10154827172033078_1025780753134256128_o.jpg\" alt=\"The Who Performing Tommy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/36045966_10154827172033078_1025780753134256128_o.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/36045966_10154827172033078_1025780753134256128_o-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/36045966_10154827172033078_1025780753134256128_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/36045966_10154827172033078_1025780753134256128_o-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/36045966_10154827172033078_1025780753134256128_o-1300x865.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/36045966_10154827172033078_1025780753134256128_o-128x86.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RaviniaFestival\/photos\/pcb.10154827177538078\/10154827172013078\/?type=3&amp;theater\">Ravinia Festival Facebook<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When The Who released\u00a0<em>Tommy<\/em> in 1969 as a rock opera, it created an entirely new concept in the rock world and opened the way for other artists like Jethro Tull, David Bowie, Genesis, and Pink Floyd to create new forms of music. It was legendary for its time, and it continues to be today.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights of the show included \u201cSparks,\u201d \u201cPinball Wizard,\u201d \u201cAcid Queen,\u201d \u201cI\u2019m Free,\u201d and \u201cWe\u2019re Not Gonna Take It.\u201d And, best of all, the show ended with three encores that brought out the best of The Who\u2014the classic \u201cWho Are You,\u201d &#8220;Teenage Wasteland&#8221; with solo violinist Katie Jacoby, and\u00a0finishing with a new composition, \u201cAlways Heading Home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re curious to find out what&#8217;s coming next to Ravinia this summer, head <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravinia.org\/Calendar\">here<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Featured Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RaviniaFestival\/photos\/a.10151900086463078.1073741898.27539998077\/10154827172098078\/?type=3&amp;theater\">Ravinia Festival Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Find what really matters in Chicago with the UrbanMatter app!<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">To download or see reviews from our users, head\u00a0<span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/app\/\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roger Daltrey and The Who brought two fantastic shows to Ravinia Festival last Saturday and Monday, performing the 1969 classic rock opera, Tommy, in its entirety. 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