Anthony Hopkins, 88, signs with Decca Classics and releases the single “Bracken Road” ahead of the orchestral album Life Is a Dream, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel and performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra.The album gathers compositions written over six decades, drawing on memories of Margam in South Wales, Welsh melodies, film influences and subjects from Mr. Hopkins’s family life.Recordings feature cellist
Gregorio Nieto, pianist
Sergio Tiempo,
The Bach Choir and the Boy Choristers of Winchester Cathedral;
Decca Classics president
Laura Monks and
Gustavo Dudamel praise the project, and the album is set for release on August 21.