Metropolis at 100

One hundred years after its January 1927 premiere, Fritz Lang’s silent film Metropolis remains one of cinema’s most visionary achievements. Set in a futuristic city of stark class division, it combines groundbreaking visual design with an orchestral score that helped shape the sound of Hollywood. For the film’s centenary, Covent Garden Sinfonia performs a newly prepared live‑orchestra version of Gottfried Huppertz’s original symphonic score, meticulously edited by silent‑film specialist Hans Brandner and conductor Ben Palmer, making this an unmissable live‑to‑picture event.

Programme: Fritz Lang – Metropolis (1927) [PG]; original 1927 score by Gottfried Huppertz (edited by Hans Brandner & Ben Palmer)

Performers: Covent Garden Sinfonia; Ben Palmer (conductor)