A classical view (April 29, 2009)

Here are some of the latest reviews from the CVNC.org or the Classical Voice of North Carolina, a nonprofit, online performing arts journal:

Durham Symphony – There’s one more opportunity to hear the Durham Symphony this season, on May 2 – and it’s free: April-showered pops concert still a delight. Full review

Raleigh Chamber Music Guild’s series Sights and Sounds on Sundays – Wake Forest University brings the newest of the new to the N.C. Museum of Art. Full review

UNC Opera – The plot of The Secret Marriage reflects the Enlightenment's penchant for what Bernard Holland, in a July 27, 1992 New York Times review, calls "erotic intrigue, thwarted couplings, and the absurdities such situations inspire" along with all complexities getting wrapped up with a happy ending. Full review

NCSU Vocal Ensembles – Apparently the crowd favorites by the State Chorale were the Moses Hogan arrangement of the “Battle of Jericho” and Mack Wilberg’s version of “Old Joe Clark.” Full review

PlayMakers Repertory Company – PlayMakers Repertory Company uses its small Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre (about the size of Manbites Dog, Common Ground, and Burning Coal) for its PRC2 series of one-person or small-cast shows that deal with some issue of immediate social or political relevancy. Full review