Article: FILM AND MUSIC COMBINE IN BOLD SYMPHONY SHOW PROKOFIEV'S SCORE ELEVATES THE 1930S RUSSIAN CLASSIC ``ALEXANDER NEVSKY.''.(LOCAL)(Review)

Byline: PAUL SAYEGH, SPECIAL TO THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT

NORFOLK -- The Virginia Symphony took a headlong plunge into the world of movie music Friday evening with the presentation of the classic 1930s Russian film ``Alexander Nevsky.''

JoAnn Falletta led the orchestra, the Virginia Symphony Chorus, and mezzo-soprano Malin Fritz in a performance of Prokofiev's score for this epic, while a restored version of the picture was shown at Chrysler Hall.

Movie music has always been regarded as something of a stepchild. When it is performed at all, it is usually as part of ``Pops'' concerts. Yet the list of famous composers who have been attracted to writing ...

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