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Charlotte Symphony takes to the airwaves
The Charlotte Symphony will reach far beyond the walls of the Belk Theater on Friday, taking to the airwaves and the Internet with the opening concert of its Classics season. WDAV-FM will broadcast the...
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Eight artists, teachers to be honored by ASC
The spotlight will land on eight standouts in Charlotte culture and education when the Arts & Science Council presents its ASC Honors on Oct. 16. The awards, given out every three years, recognize...
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Orchestra picks team to search for new leader
The Charlotte Symphony has picked the 14-member hunting party that will look for its next executive director.The group is dominated by members of the Charlotte Symphony operation: present and past...
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Take a look behind the scenes at 'Tosca'
Whether or not Samuel Johnson was correct that opera is "an exotic and irrational entertainment," it's definitely a complicated one. Opera Carolina is offering two behind-the-scenes looks at what it...
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Cast your ballot -- for music
Are you mad about Mozart? Bonkers for Beethoven? Smitten with Smetana? Here's your chance to express yourself. "Cast Your Classical Ballot" is the lure for WDAV-FM's fall fund drive, which kicks off...
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Dr. Warren-Green's tonic for music lovers
Christopher Warren-Green tipped his hand Friday as to what he's up to with the Charlotte Symphony's KnightSounds concerts. The concert was titled "The Power of the Song," and the orchestra's ads said...
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Audiences follow chamber music to new home
When Charlotte Chamber Music's First Tuesday series began its new incarnation at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, the big question was: After 16 years of free concerts, would people still show up...
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Young dancer Farley is in Vogue
Silas Farley may be a lowly apprentice at the New York City Ballet, but the spotlight has landed on the Charlotte native anyway: He's in the October issue of Vogue. I'd link to that if I could find...
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Start your opera season with a double feature
If you're a hard-core opera buff, Saturday will be your kind of day. The Metropolitan Opera will kick off this season's movie-theater showings in the afternoon with "The Elixir of Love," and Opera...
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Multifaceted pianist to return to Charlotte
A multi-talented pianist will practically sneak into Charlotte on Thursday for his first concert here in more than five years. Jeremy Denk will be one of the six players when Charlotte Concerts hosts...
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The Met's Levine headed back to the podium
Let's forget the politicos' bad-mouthing and focus on good news: After being sidelined more than a year by health problems, the Metropolitan Opera's James Levine will return to the podium. Perched on...
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Arts school director will lead consulting group
The executive director of the Community School of the Arts, Andrea Stevenson, is stepping down to become the executive director of Charlotte's Lee Institute. Stevenson, who has led the school since...
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A new look at Picasso, courtesy of BofA
If you travel to the Northeast in the coming weeks for holiday shopping, visits to family or just a getaway, a Picasso exhibition sponsored by Bank of America may deserve a place in your schedule....
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Opera: All set for extra cash
That church occupying the Belk Theater this weekend during Puccini's "Tosca" isn't just a stage set. It's part of a cottage industry for Opera Carolina. The "Tosca" sets, which date back to the 1960s,...
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Shows will embody Mint traditions, widen its range
Besides opening two exhibitions last weekend, the Mint Museum Uptown is signaling what else it's bringing to Charlotte over the next year or so. They show the Mint striving to keep in touch with its...
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Reunite with Verdi through 'Otello'
Since Opera Carolina's season doesn't include Giuseppe Verdi, his fans will have to get their fixes elsewhere -- such as the Metropolitan Opera, which broadcasts "Otello" into movie theaters Saturday....
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Pre-concert palaver: Get the hook
One of the most invigorating experiences you can have in a theater or concert hall doesn't cost a cent to produce. But Charlotte's performing groups obviously don't think they can afford it. Put...
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Perick enjoys freelancer's life -- at least for a while
It's lucky that Christof Perick had a nonstop flight from Germany to Charlotte. Otherwise, Mother Nature might've gotten in his way for the second time -- which would've been particularly ungrateful of...
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Election results are already in at WDAV
Had enough of attack ads and robocalls? Turn on the radio, tune in to WDAV-FM and drop out of the political hullabaloo. The results of a more harmonious election will be on the air. The station will...
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Shakespeare opera comes to theaters
Romeo and Juliet. Macbeth. Othello. Falstaff and the Merry Wives. In addition to their original Shakesepeare incarnations, they all have second lives in beloved operas. Will Prospero be next?You can...
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