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Arthur Miller’s searing parable of intolerance, vengeance, moral courage and mass hysteria, The Crucible is destined to resonate for centuries to come. Set during the Salem Witch Trials of the late 1600s and using the names of actual participants, The Crucible is universally seen as an allegory of the McCarthy era and the demand to […]
O Fortuna! Great ballets by great choreographers. Lynne Taylor-Corbett's stunning work set to Carl Orff's scenic cantata Carmina Burana takes the stage backed by the North Carolina Master Chorale, vocal soloists, and a powerful orchestra, all conducted by Music Director Alfred E. Sturgis. The second half of the Carmina Burana program is made […]
O Fortuna! Great ballets by great choreographers. Lynne Taylor-Corbett's stunning work set to Carl Orff's scenic cantata Carmina Burana takes the stage backed by the North Carolina Master Chorale, vocal soloists, and a powerful orchestra, all conducted by Music Director Alfred E. Sturgis. The second half of the Carmina Burana program is made […]
Arthur Miller’s searing parable of intolerance, vengeance, moral courage and mass hysteria, The Crucible is destined to resonate for centuries to come. Set during the Salem Witch Trials of the late 1600s and using the names of actual participants, The Crucible is universally seen as an allegory of the McCarthy era and the demand to […]
Dr. No is the first of the Bond movies. A British agent is killed in Jamaica by a group of three assassins known as the "Three Blind Mice." James Bond investigates the agent's disappearance in Jamaica, where he uncovers Dr. No's scheme to end the US space program. Sean Connery stars as James […]
Arthur Miller’s searing parable of intolerance, vengeance, moral courage and mass hysteria, The Crucible is destined to resonate for centuries to come. Set during the Salem Witch Trials of the late 1600s and using the names of actual participants, The Crucible is universally seen as an allegory of the McCarthy era and the demand to […]
Friday, April 27 | 8 pm East Building | Museum Auditorium $3.50 Museum members, students, Cinema Inc. and Galaxy Cinema members $5 All others (1965) Directed by Sidney J. Furie. Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Sue Lloyd. (109 min.) Michael Caine’s career shot into the stratosphere playing the anti-James Bond, a noiresque loner […]
Il trovatore (The Troubadour) is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Il trovatore garnered an enthusiastic reception when it was first performed in Rome in 1953 and continues to be one of the most frequently performed operas in the world. April 27, 2012 at 8:00 PM Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center, Raleigh (map & […]
Arthur Miller’s searing parable of intolerance, vengeance, moral courage and mass hysteria, The Crucible is destined to resonate for centuries to come. Set during the Salem Witch Trials of the late 1600s and using the names of actual participants, The Crucible is universally seen as an allegory of the McCarthy era and the demand to […]
Arthur Miller’s searing parable of intolerance, vengeance, moral courage and mass hysteria, The Crucible is destined to resonate for centuries to come. Set during the Salem Witch Trials of the late 1600s and using the names of actual participants, The Crucible is universally seen as an allegory of the McCarthy era and the demand to […]
Arthur Miller’s searing parable of intolerance, vengeance, moral courage and mass hysteria, The Crucible is destined to resonate for centuries to come. Set during the Salem Witch Trials of the late 1600s and using the names of actual participants, The Crucible is universally seen as an allegory of the McCarthy era and the demand to […]
First Friday is a free self-guided tour of downtown Raleigh’s cutting edge cultural hot spots. Local art galleries, art studios, alternative art venues, and museums stay open late the first Friday of every month to welcome thousands of art-seeking enthusiasts downtown. The event runs from 6 pm-9 pm, but some venue hours may vary.
Incomparable and unforgettable, Itzhak Perlman returns to the North Carolina Symphony for Tchaikovsky’s scintillating Violin Concerto on May 15, 2012.
Hope. Triumph. Peace. Freedom. Joy. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 embodies them all like no other piece of music. Every performance of this towering work with its “Ode to Joy” choral finale is a celebration—a new Robert Weiss ballet set to this work is truly the artistic event of the year.
The Fourth annual Got to be NC Festival will be held May 18-20, 2012. Come enjoy a mix of food, music, carnival rides and games, antique farm equipment and grandstand entertainment.
