Christopher Plummer to Narrate New York Philharmonic Concert of Henry V

Two-time Tony Award winner Christopher Plummer has signed on to narrate a one-night-only concert of Sir William Walton’s Oscar-nominated score of Henry V with the New York Philharmonic. Music Director Alan Gilbert will conduct the performance at Avery Fisher Hall on April 11. In addition to Plummer, the concert will feature the American Boychoir and the Manhattan School of Music’s Symphonic Chorus and Chamber Choir.

Plummer launched his career with an acclaimed performance in the title role of Henry V at the Stratford Festival in 1956, when he was 26 years old. Laurence Olivier’s performance in the 1944 film version, which featured Walton’s score, reportedly inspired Plummer to become an actor himself. A Tony winner for Barrymore and Cyrano, he received Tony nominations for J.B., Othello, No Man’s Land, King Lear and his most recent Broadway star turn in the 2007 revival of Inherit the Wind.