![]() ![]() Abraham's television appearances have included Zanuck Productions' DEAD LAWYERS, NOAH'S ARK, DEAD MAN'S WALK, LARGO DESOLATO, SEASON OF GIANTS, EXCELLENT CADAVERS, QUIET FLOWS THE DON, THE BETROTHED, JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, and MARCO POLO, THE GOOD WIFE, LOUIE (LOUIE C.K.) and the hit series HOMELAND.Ī veteran of the theater stage, F. His other films include Lina Wertmüller's HOUSE OF GERANIUMS (with Sophia Loren) THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY (with Robert De Niro) WHERE LOVE BEGINS (with Virna Lisi) THE NAME OF THE ROSE and Gus van Zant's FINDING FORRESTER, both with Sean Connery Brian De Palma's SCARFACE and BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES, THE RITZ, and STAR TREK: INSURRECTION, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (Wes Anderson) and INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (Joel and Ethan Coen). Abraham has appeared in more than 80 films, including AMADEUS, for which he received the Academy Award for Best Actor, as well as Golden Globe and LA Film Critics Awards. Abraham sang "The Last Will and Testament of Silverdene Emblem O'Neill," Eugene O'Neill's moving tribute to his beloved dog. He also made his solo singing debut with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra at the Prague Proms in Steven Mercurio's A GRATEFUL TAIL. Abraham returned to his native Pittsburgh, reading letters from Mozart to his father in the Pittsburgh Symphony's dramatic presentation of Mozart's REQUIEM, led by Manfred Honeck. In May 2008, he performed the GENESIS SUITE with the Seattle Symphony and Gerard Schwartz. ![]() He has appeared with the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas, and performed Stravinsky's OEDIPUS REX at the Ravinia Festival with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and James Levine. Abraham appeared in the Detroit Symphony's performances of L'HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT. He returned in June 2006 to narrate Copland's LINCOLN PORTRAIT, and again in December 2007 for a presentation of INSIDE THE MUSIC with Gerard McBurney, featuring Shostakovich Symphony No. He has performed under the batons of some of the greatest conductors in America and Europe and made his New York Philharmonic debut in May 2005 as the Narrator in Stravinsky's L'HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT. Murray Abraham has also established a reputation for his powerful and sensitive work in the genre of spoken word with music. ![]()
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