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Anthony Hopkins Releases Debut Album “Life Is a Dream” August 21

8/12/2026

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Anthony Hopkins, 88, will release his debut album “Life Is a Dream” on August 21.
Decca Classics issued the 12-track orchestral record, which includes the single “Bracken Road.”
The Philharmonia Orchestra recorded the work at Alexandra Palace in April under conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
Anthony Hopkins said he feels “impostor syndrome” about the project.
Gustavo Dudamel praised Hopkins’s storytelling and said the album reflects Hopkins’s family, Wales, and lifetime experience.

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Anthony Hopkins, 88, will release his debut album “Life Is a Dream” on August 21.
Decca Classics issued the 12-track orchestral record, which includes the single “Bracken Road.”
The Philharmonia Orchestra recorded the work at Alexandra Palace in April under conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
Anthony Hopkins said he feels “impostor syndrome” about the project.
Gustavo Dudamel praised Hopkins’s storytelling and said the album reflects Hopkins’s family, Wales, and lifetime experience.