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Our destination wouldn’ t be dynamic without a rich arts community. Raleigh is bursting at the seams with the largest variety of live theatre and visual arts displayed in galleries and collections throughout the region. Also home to the best collection of museums in North Carolina( and perhaps the Southeast) to dance by the nationally-acclaimed Carolina Ballet to America’ s next great orchestra( North Carolina Symphony) and to the region’ s only professional opera( North Carolina Opera). specializing in acting, voice and dance training. 2011 season includes:“ Hello, Dolly!” May 7-15, 2011;“ Hairspray,” July 23-31, 2011;“ Evita,” October 22-30, 2011. Ticket prices range from $ 26- $ 76. Group discounts are available for 10 people or more. Box Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am- 4pm.
Burning Coal Theatre 224 Polk St., The Murphey School, Raleigh 27604; 919.834.4001; www. burningcoal. org Professional theatre mixes the area’ s best talent with tomorrow’ s stars from New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and elsewhere to produce gritty, explosive new versions of classics, modern classics and new plays. $ 10- $ 20 admission.
Carolina Ballet 3401 Atlantic Ave., Ste. 131, Raleigh 27604; 919.719.0900; www. carolinaballet. com Carolina Ballet is an internationallyacclaimed professional ballet company based in Raleigh. Join the company for a season of classical favorites and world premieres and experience the artistry, passion and beauty of world-class American ballet. Admission and locations vary; call or visit website.
North Carolina Master Chorale 227 W. Martin St., Ste. 100, aleigh 27601; 919.856.9700; www. ncmasterchorale. org NCMC is committed to bringing the very finest in choral music performance to Raleigh-area audiences. Under the direction of Alfred E. Sturgis, the Chorale boasts a 170-voice symphonic chorus and a 22-voice chamber choir. $ 14- $ 35 admission; locations vary.
North Carolina Opera 414 Fayetteville St., Ste. 100, Raleigh 27601; 919.792.3850; www. ncopera. org The new North Carolina Opera Company is the place to go for all things opera— grand, full-scale productions, concerts, young artist development, outreach programs to area schools and an exciting menu of listening opportunities designed to enhance the opera-going experience. Admission and locations vary; call or visit website.
North Carolina Symphony 2 E. South St., Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts Raleigh 27601( Box Office: 3700 Glenwood Ave., Ste. 130; Raleigh 27612); 919.733.2750; www. ncsymphony. org Founded in 1932, the North Carolina Symphony is a vital and honored component of North Carolina’ s cultural life. Its 175 performances annually are greeted with enthusiasm throughout the state in communities large and small, in concert halls, auditoriums, gymnasiums and outdoor settings. Based in spectacular Meymandi Concert Hall at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh and an outdoor summer venue at Regency Park in nearby Cary, the orchestra has also appeared twice at Carnegie Hall in New York and once each at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D. C., and Orchestra Hall in Chicago. Admission varies. Box Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm.
North Carolina Theatre 1 E. South St., Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh 27601; 919.831.6941; www. nctheatre. com North Carolina Theatre is Raleigh’ s premier, non-profit regional theatre that produces four Broadway shows each year and has a conservatory in North Raleigh
PineCone, Piedmont Council of Traditional Music
227 W. Martin St., P. O. Box 28534, Raleigh 27601; 919.664.8333; www. pinecone. org PineCone is dedicated to preserving, presenting and promoting traditional music, dance and other folk performing arts: it is considered the largest and most active traditional music organization in the state. Each year PineCone presents more than 150 events, with approximately 100 of those offered to the public for free. PineCone programs include: five different concert series, including its signature Down Home Series, and monthly participatory sessions in bluegrass music, Irish music and shape note singing. Admission and locations vary; call or visit website.
Raleigh Chamber Music Guild 227 W. Martin St., Raleigh 27601; 919.821.2030; www. rcmg. org The Raleigh Chamber Music Guild, founded in 1941, presents 12 concerts in two series. Visiting ensembles include the Brooklyn Rider, Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Juillard Quartet, KSS Trio, and St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble in the Masters Series presented at Fletcher Theater. Artists in the Sights & Sounds on Sundays series at the N. C. Museum of Art are North Carolina-based ensembles. $ 8- $ 25 admission; call or visit website.
Raleigh Civic Symphony and Chamber Orchestra
2620 Cates Ave., Box 7311, Price Music Center, N. C. State University, Raleigh 27695; 919.515.8279; www. raleighcivicsymphony. org Based at N. C. State University, these