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Celebrate the holidays, Carolina Style! Be there for the world premiere of “The Gathering: A Winter’s Tale in Six Songs,” a stirring new work by North Carolina singer-songwriter Laurelyn Dossett, plus holiday classics, favorite carols, and you can sing-along with the North Carolina Symphony! Celebrate the season with the Symphony, Music Director Grant Llewellyn, […]
Robert Weiss’s new version of his ballet set to Igor Stravinsky’s Concerto for Two Solo Pianos highlights our Thanksgiving week offering, which opens with the company’s popular one-hour version of Cinderella set to an original score by Karl Moraski played live. This win-win combination offers two sides of classical ballet at its finest—an additional cause […]
Robert Weiss’s new version of his ballet set to Igor Stravinsky’s Concerto for Two Solo Pianos highlights our Thanksgiving week offering, which opens with the company’s popular one-hour version of Cinderella set to an original score by Karl Moraski played live. This win-win combination offers two sides of classical ballet at its finest—an additional cause […]
Robert Weiss’s new version of his ballet set to Igor Stravinsky’s Concerto for Two Solo Pianos highlights our Thanksgiving week offering, which opens with the company’s popular one-hour version of Cinderella set to an original score by Karl Moraski played live. This win-win combination offers two sides of classical ballet at its finest—an additional cause […]
This production of Little Women is a delightful adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel. The four spirited March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy—endeavor to sustain their family in the absence of their father, who is away fighting the Civil War. Set at Christmas time, led by their devoted Marmee and accompanied by music […]
Heavenly melodies are at the heart of this Romantic showcase. Treat yourself to Mahler at his most lyrical, while concertmaster Brian Reagin tackles the haunting violin concerto by one of Mahler’s finest musical descendants, Alban Berg. Christina Pier, soprano, Brian Reagin, violin Grant Llewellyn, Music Director Magnus Lindberg: Chorale Berg: Violin Concerto […]
Heavenly melodies are at the heart of this Romantic showcase. Treat yourself to Mahler at his most lyrical, while concertmaster Brian Reagin tackles the haunting violin concerto by one of Mahler’s finest musical descendants, Alban Berg. Christina Pier, soprano, Brian Reagin, violin Grant Llewellyn, Music Director Magnus Lindberg: Chorale Berg: Violin Concerto […]
This production of Little Women is a delightful adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel. The four spirited March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy—endeavor to sustain their family in the absence of their father, who is away fighting the Civil War. Set at Christmas time, led by their devoted Marmee and accompanied by music […]
Join us for "An Evening with Franz Kafka and Friends." NCSU Professor John Kessel, editor of a new anthology, Kafkaesque, and Chair of the Foreign Language and Literature Dept, Ruth V. Gross, will lead a discussion about Franz Kafka, his work, and his influence. We think of Kafka as grim or mysterious, but we […]
WRAL reporter Amanda Lamb returns to Quail Ridge with her latest true crime examination, Love Lies: A True Story of Marriage and Murder in the Suburbs. Who killed suburban wife and mother Nancy Cooper ...? Amanda Lamb is also the author of Deadly Dose and Evil Next Door, about notorious other cases in […]
Cassandra Clare brings us her latest, Clockwork Prince. In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting. Clockwork Prince is the sequel to Clockwork Angel, and part of the Infernal Devices trilogy. For ages 12 and up. Cassandra Clare is best […]
Stacy Cusulos and Barbara Waugh bring us American Family: Things Racial. They share their personal account of two professional white women and longtime partners who raise their two black children, adopted at birth. This is one family's personal story about racism and homophobia, which serves as a catalyst to deepen dialogue about racial prejudice […]
Raleigh poet Sally Buckner presents Nineteen Visions of Christmas, an innovative and interactive collection of poems that celebrate the Christmas season. It's a delight for all ages, and a peaceful way to enjoy the season.
NPR sports commentator and author John Feinstein visits with One on One: Behind the Scenes with the Greats in the Game. Hear (and read) engaging stories from a storyteller who doesn't just know his subject--he loves it. One on One is also one of our "Special 10" books for this fall, and is 30% […]
The Carolina Ballet presents the classic Christmas holiday Nutcracker you know and love, but now like nothing you've ever seen! Thrill to our grand-scale illusions where toys come to life, children shrink, appear out of thin air, levitate high above the stage and more. This new production features lavish new scenery and cast of […]
