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 TONY AWARD-WINNING SINGER
Audra McDonald
 ONE NIGHT ONLY Sat Apr 12
• 8 pm
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center - BELK THEATER
Four-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald has become a
box-office sensation not only in Broadway theaters, but
also in concert halls and opera houses across the
country. Equally acclaimed as an actress and singer,
McDonald won her first Tony for
Carousel in
1994 and has since gathered numerous awards and
accolades for shows such as
Ragtime,
Master Class,
A Raisin in the Sun,
and most recently,
110 in the Shade. In addition, she has
performed concerts with major American orchestras,
including the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago
Symphony, the Boston Symphony, the Los Angeles
Philharmonic, and the San Francisco Symphony, has
released four solo albums, and now stars in the ABC
television series,
Private Practice.
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Watch a video of
Audra performing |
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The
Music of Led Zeppelin
Thur June 19
• 8 pm
Ovens Auditorium
Rock n' roll
meets classical music as the Charlotte Symphony performs the
music of Led Zeppelin, featuring a recreation of the
original super group. Feel the power, as searing electric
guitar meets the soaring, dynamic energy of the Orchestra
in hit after classic Zeppelin hit.
Delight in dozens of Zep favorites, including "Stairway to
Heaven," "Black Dog," "Kashmir," "Rock and Roll," and more.
A brilliant
light show completes the experience as the audience becomes
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Past Performances |
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9th Annual Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Memorial Concert - Daybreak of Freedom
Mon Jan 21 • 7 pm
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center - Belk Theater
Charles Floyd,
Conducting
Charlotte’s
signature finale to the day-long King Day Celebrations,
Daybreak of Freedom is an inspirational concert highlighting
the civil rights struggle and the life of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. “It was a glorious concert,” proclaimed The
Charlotte Observer, those of us who were fortunate enough to
be there will hear its music ring in our ears for a long
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Messiah
Wed, Dec 19 • 7:30 pm
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center - Belk Theater
Scott Allen Jarrett, Conducting
Oratorio Singers of Charlotte
HANDEL
Messiah
The Charlotte
Symphony and the Oratorio Singers celebrate the holidays
with a staple of the seasonal repertoire unparalleled in its
popularity— Handel’s Messiah.
Composed in
1741, there is not a major city in the Western World that
does not enjoy Messiah at least once a year. Messiah stands
alone as a majestic testament to man’s highest artistic and
spiritual aspirations. Join the Oratorio Singers, Scott
Allen Jarrett, and a cast of brilliant soloists for
Charlotte’s only annual full-length performance of Messiah
performed in the Belk’s glorious acoustics.
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