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Review 1 for North Carolina Opera
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, May 5, 2013 @
Posted 05/12/2013
by Anonymous
The opera leads were very good. One of our ticketed seats was missing and my husband had to sit in a portable chair which became uncomfortable. This made the experience less than desirable.
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, May 5, 2013 @
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Review 2 for North Carolina Opera
Seat did not exist
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, May 5, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Final duet by Ramades and Aida @
Posted 05/09/2013
by FarmerLEW
Location:Clinton, NC
Although not an opera connoisseur, I do occasionally enjoy a little culture. My lady friend is, however, a voice teacher. She was most impressed with Ramades' tenor voice, less so with Aida's, but all performances were good. Enjoyed the choir, and as always, the wonderful orchestra music. The orchestra did not overpower the singers, as in some performances we have attended. Enjoyed!
Please note, seat W109 did not exist. We were fortunately able to exchange tickets at the desk, and the seats we were given K120, 121 were excellent.
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, May 5, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Final duet by Ramades and Aida @
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Review 3 for North Carolina Opera
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, May 5, 2013 @
Posted 05/07/2013
by Anonymous
Location:NC
Outstanding production! The voices were awesome! Such wonderful talent! The orchestra was wonderful, too. Such an enjoyable experience!
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, May 5, 2013 @
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Review 4 for North Carolina Opera
Aida far beyond our expectations
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, May 5, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Triumphal March @
Posted 05/07/2013
by WJM3
Location:Raleigh
The total experience approached perfection from ticket purchase, seating, orchestra, cast etc. Both my wife and I were mesmerized from start to finish. This was by far our most enjoyable opera.
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, May 5, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Triumphal March @
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Review 5 for North Carolina Opera
Marvellous
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, May 5, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Coouldn't begin to choose @
Posted 05/07/2013
by Operafan1
Angela Brown was breathtaking. This was my first visit to the North Carolina opera - and it will not be the last.
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, May 5, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Coouldn't begin to choose @
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Review 6 for North Carolina Opera
What's With Sharing The Stage?
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, May 5, 2013 @
Posted 05/07/2013
by SageRosemaryThyme
Overall the quality of the voices and the music - terrific - but The Met - It Wasn't.
If you can't make it to NYC to attend an opera at the Met - this was a fine substitute. However, I personally found the orchestra on stage very distracting- and the set(s) certainly could have been more interesting - how many times can you move around the same 6 columns - or for that matter have the same cast walk across the stage and not feel like it's a bit redundant.
So it just seemed to me that there was a disconnect between the quality of the performance and the set design.
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, May 5, 2013 @
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Review 7 for North Carolina Opera
Aida was breathtaking
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, May 5, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Amneris and Radames in the third act and Radames' final phrase. @
Posted 05/07/2013
by 8J7Y6T4R
The collective performance of the musicians was wonderful. Several times I had chills and literally felt my breath taken away. The performance absolutely made this something I'd recommend and I plan to attend the next opera in October. I was in the second row and the sound from there was amazing. Very personal. Made it a little difficult to see the translation but more than worth it. Also, the costumes for the main characters were well done and the props were solid.
Concerns... One of the judges did not wear a black, long-sleeved, buttoned-down shirt to match everyone else; he compounded this problem by wearing his watch. This looked out of place in "the time of the Pharaohs." Also, several members of the orchestra had their handbags and purses strewn about the orchestra. I was in the second row and couldn't help but notice these. The combination of "the judge's watch" and the handbags gave this the feel of a much more amateur production than the musical performance deserved.
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, May 5, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Amneris and Radames in the third act and Radames' final phrase. @
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Review 8 for North Carolina Opera
Aida in Raleigh
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, May 5, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Watching my daughter's face @
Posted 05/07/2013
by TennisGal17
Seats we good in the front balcony. Orchestra was good although a little overpowering and we couldn't hear the singers.
My first true opera and it was a good experience.
Cast was very good and I enjoyed the afternoon.
My first true opera and it was a good experience.
Cast was very good and I enjoyed the afternoon.
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, May 5, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Watching my daughter's face @
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Review 9 for North Carolina Opera
Wagner lecture
Progress Energy Center Raleigh Memorial Auditorium @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Mon, Jan 21, 2013 @
Posted 01/29/2013
by Luvsagoodshow
Location:Raleigh, NC
Wonderful, event to help set the mood for upcoming concert and acquaint new comers to the world of Wagner. Timothy Meyers and his Wagner horn section did a great job! The venue was very casual and comfortable. Not at all intimidating to those unfamiliar to the world of Opera.
Progress Energy Center Raleigh Memorial Auditorium @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Mon, Jan 21, 2013 @
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Review 10 for North Carolina Opera
Wagner, as always, inspiring
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, Jan 27, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Elizabeth Bishop's performance of "Mild und leise" from Tristan and Isolde. Absolutely fantastic!!!! @
Posted 01/29/2013
by Luvsagoodshow
Location:Raleigh, NC
Wonderful show.
Elizabeth Bishop and Peter Volpe were spectacular. Although we were disappointed that Jay Hunter Morris was absent( due to a nasty illness), it was exciting to see the young tenor, Clay Hilley, do so well. Bravo!
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, Jan 27, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Elizabeth Bishop's performance of "Mild und leise" from Tristan and Isolde. Absolutely fantastic!!!! @
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Review 11 for North Carolina Opera
Music was exhllarating!
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, Jan 27, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Opening music to "Die Meistersinger" @
Posted 01/29/2013
by FarmerLEW
Location:Clinton, NC
We particularly enjoyed the music of the symphony. The bass singer was especially good. The tenor and soprano were good also, but could barely hear the soprano over the orchestra. I suppose the voices were not amplified. In general, it was a most enjoyable afternoon at Meymundi. Hope to attend more.
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, Jan 27, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Opening music to "Die Meistersinger" @
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Review 12 for North Carolina Opera
Wagner concert was amazing!
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, Jan 27, 2013 @
Posted 01/29/2013
by cemmec
Location:Raleigh
Wonderful experience with Wagner. Performances were without compare.
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, Jan 27, 2013 @
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Review 13 for North Carolina Opera
mediocre
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, Jan 27, 2013 @
Posted 01/29/2013
by jelly8bean
Location:Cary
The first half of the program was shorter and less fun than the intermission. The second half was good butb couldn't make up the deficit. With a sub singer as well. I will not spend with NC opera again.
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, Jan 27, 2013 @
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Review 14 for North Carolina Opera
Stimulating, exciting performance!!
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Fri, Apr 27, 2012 @
Favorite moment: The end of Act 2, with all the actors onstage, singing and rising to a thrilling conclusion. @
Posted 05/04/2012
by Olympia9
Location:Cary, NC
The NC Opera's and accompanying actors performance of II Trovatore at Raleigh's Meymandi concert hall was wonderful, memorable and a joy to watch. The actors conveyed a very realistic performance and emotions to the rapt and adoring audience, with a sustained standing ovation at the end. You felt the pain and joy and wanted more. Bravo!!
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Fri, Apr 27, 2012 @
Favorite moment: The end of Act 2, with all the actors onstage, singing and rising to a thrilling conclusion. @
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Review 15 for North Carolina Opera
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Fri, Apr 27, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Hard to beat the Anvil Chorus, but the ending was similarly spectacular. @
Posted 05/03/2012
by Anonymous
Location:Durham
Verdi's classic opera was a wonderful experience. In the first two Acts, the singers playing Azucena and di Luna were outstanding - so much so that the leads perhaps seemed to disappoint, if only a little. But in the final two Acts, the stars truly shone. Manrico's tenore was a combination of power and technical gentility, while Leonora's soprano was full of grace, sweetness, yet equally powerful.
I had not seen a semi-staged production before, and was a bit skeptical prior to the show. However, the opera did not disappoint, and the staging was quite good for the limited space, even having real anvils "coro di zingari".
Bravi!
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Fri, Apr 27, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Hard to beat the Anvil Chorus, but the ending was similarly spectacular. @
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Review 16 for North Carolina Opera
Opera was fantastic! First timers!
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Fri, Apr 27, 2012 @
Favorite moment: I closed my eyes in the middle of the second act and just soaked in the music. @
Posted 05/02/2012
by KidLewK
Location:Raleigh
My wife and I have been talking about going to the opera for years. We finally took the plunge. I got us 2nd row balcony seats for her birthday. We both loved it. The music was better than I ever dreamed. I am an avid live music fan,and this has made my best-of list. The seats were great. And the subtitles were a blessing.
We will be back.
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Fri, Apr 27, 2012 @
Favorite moment: I closed my eyes in the middle of the second act and just soaked in the music. @
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Review 17 for North Carolina Opera
Il Trovatore was amazing!
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Fri, Apr 27, 2012 @
Posted 05/02/2012
by cemmec
Location:Raleigh
Beautiful presentation with outstanding tribute to the vocal performances. Perfect for the opera novice and joyful for the seasoned audiences as well.
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Fri, Apr 27, 2012 @
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Review 18 for North Carolina Opera
Very disappointing
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Fri, Apr 27, 2012 @
Favorite moment: None @
Posted 05/02/2012
by JessieandOscar
Location:Raleigh
We were not expecting the absence of any scenery-not a disaster but definitely a downgrade on "normal" operas. The orchestra was very good, but it dominated the performance because it was on-stage immediately behind the cast. The acoustics re the voices were extremely poor.
It was so bad that we left at the interval- the first time we have ever left any opera. We will not be going back to these events!
It was so bad that we left at the interval- the first time we have ever left any opera. We will not be going back to these events!
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Fri, Apr 27, 2012 @
Favorite moment: None @
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Review 19 for North Carolina Opera
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Fri, Apr 27, 2012 @
Posted 05/02/2012
by Anonymous
Location:holly springs
Fantastic in every way. I took a young lady who had never been to the opera and she loved. She cried thru most of the third act - she totally got it.
Progress Energy Center Meymandi Concert Hall @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Fri, Apr 27, 2012 @
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Review 20 for North Carolina Opera
Les Enfants Terribles.. Not completely terrible..
Progress Energy Center Fletcher Opera Theater @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, Jan 22, 2012 @
Posted 01/24/2012
by Jainil7
Pros: Singers were phenomenal, background score was apt, the conductor deserves a round of applause.
Cons: Dancers lacked coordination for the most part, representation of the story was strictly OK, a very 'Amateur'esque opera.
Cons: Dancers lacked coordination for the most part, representation of the story was strictly OK, a very 'Amateur'esque opera.
But I still have to say, overall I wasn't completely disappointed. I liked most of it (again this was my first opera so I may be biased)
Progress Energy Center Fletcher Opera Theater @
- Raleigh @
, NC @
- Sun, Jan 22, 2012 @
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