Planet Earth Live is a 2010 BBC nature documentary film that celebrated its premiere in the U.S. A tour featuring narration and live orchestral performance featuring the score by composer George Fenton, who serves as conductor, accompanies the film.[1][2][3] Each show runs 90 minutes plus an intermission, featuring the highlights from the television series Planet Earth in a full HD screening, with live orchestra and narration.[1] The tour features some of the leading classical orchestras providing accompaniment in prominent music venues in several large cities. The tour which was originally scheduled to visit Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles, has added performances in Philadelphia and the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area. In 2011, the documentary played in the United Kingdom.
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- ^ "Planet Earth Live". Grant Park Music Festival. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
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