Nintendo's ambitious Legend of Zelda symphony plays only US date in L.A. tonight

At its keynote presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011, video game company Nintendo had a full orchestra perform symphonic arrangements of music from The Legend of Zelda video game series to simultaneously celebrate the 25th anniversary of the action role playing game franchise, and to ramp up excitement for the latest installment in the series, the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword which launches on November 20.

Legend of Zelda game designer Shigeru Miyamoto said in the presentation that the symphony would be touring around the world in the Fall, and so far the group has only put on one show besides the one at E3.

Tonight at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles, a 70-piece orchestra and choir will be performing an expanded two-and-a-half hour long version of the E3 show at one of only three international performances that will be held (Tokyo, London, Los Angeles) before the new title is released. Ticket prices range between $50-$146 for tonight's event.

It could be one of the most elegant video game preview events yet; as it's not meant to simply be a performance of the Zelda music, but also to give attendees a hands-on preview the new Zelda title that launches next month.