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SALT LAKE CITY -- Two internationally known performers will join the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for the 2011 Christmas concert.
Jane Seymour, a British actress, artist and author; and Nathan Gunn, a popular American baritone, will join the choir as they perform Dec. 15-18.
"I'm absolutely thrilled," Seymour told KSL Newsradio. "It's very exciting, and a great honor and I really look forward to it."
Seymour said the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is "world-famous and extraordinary" and that she is a "huge fan."
Conference Center Auditorium
- Thursday, December 15, 8:00 p.m.
- Friday, December 16, 8:00 p.m.
- Saturday, December 17, 8:00 p.m.
- Sunday, December 18, 9:30 a.m.
Tickets:
- Tickets will be distributed through a random selection process
- Register at lds.org/events
- Registration will be from Saturday, October 8, 2011, at 12:01 a.m. through Monday, October 17, 2011, at 11:59 p.m.
Seymour, an Officer of the British Empire, has performed in various on-stage productions, as well as in multiple films and television shows. She has won Golden Globes for performances in "East of Eden" and "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman," and an Emmy for her performance in "Onassis."
Gunn has performed in opera houses worldwide. In addition, he has appeared with the New York Philharmonic and the Boston, Chicago, London and Rotterdam Symphony Orchestras. The performer received excellent reviews for his role in Camelot with the New York Philharmonic and Showboat at Carnegie Hall.
Tickets will be awarded randomly through an online registration system that will run Oct. 8-17. For more information, visit mormontabernaclechoir.org.
