Harry Potter in Concert
by Denise520 on 2/27/18Landmark Theatre - SyracuseRating: 5 out of 5This was a beautiful event and the symphony was amazing. My only critique is that the symphony was not loud enough for me. Although I am an avid Harry Potter fan, as such I have seen all of the movies several times. My impetus for paying $120 for this event was so that I could hear the symphony add an element to the movie that I have not already experienced. The closed caption was on, so you didn't really have to 'hear' the dialogue-hence wanting to hear the symphony. That said, the musicians were amazing (another reason why I am sad that they didn't play louder). They did, however, play louder during the intermission, if that is enough to get you to pay over $100 for a ticket.
They plan to do this for all of the movies, but the truth is that if the experience is not that different from watching the movies at home with surround sound, it's not really worth the money. I should also say that my seats were close to the stage, so I imagine that patrons sitting in the balcony and mezzanine probably heard even less of the symphony than I did.
When tickets for the next event become available, I will be certain to ask if the volume will be the same. If so, then I will have to pass.