http://www.ncsymphony.org/news/index.cfm?nid=259

HAMLET AND SHOSTAKOVICH

Quote :

" "Thursday, February 14: Pre-concert discussion with Kevin Bartig, Memorial Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill campus, 6:50pm. Performance at 8pm. Ticketed event. Friday & Saturday, February 15 & 16: Pre-concert discussions with Dr. Randolph Foy, Associate Director, NCSU Department of Music, Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center, Raleigh, 7pm; performances begin at 8pm. Ticketed event. ""

I really enjoyed this when I saw it in Chapel Hill tonight, and its coming to Raleigh over the next few days and is definitely worth seeing if you enjoy either Shakespeare or Shostakovich. The King Claudius theme music was so fitting, and the strings near the end were aurally stunning. Gertrude, Queen of Denmark was definitely my favorite character in this performance.

A few related links:

http://www.newsobserver.com/1566/story/924647.html

http://www.ncarts.edu/pressreleases/Releases2008/Jan2008/hamlet.htm

2/14/2008 10:45:29 PM

Dr. Foy rules.

2/14/2008 11:06:11 PM

i had to write some paper on shostakovich for eng 101

it has boring, so i now equate him and his music with being boring

blame dr harold for that one

2/14/2008 11:23:02 PM

^baaah stewfoo, I had Dr. Harold for Eng 101 and that ellington / shostakovich assignment wasn't the least bit bad. I'll be at this, maybe harold will too?

2/14/2008 11:34:41 PM

Dr. Hunt is a English professor at state who teaches a lot of Shakespeare and hamlet specifically, and he just had a book published about hamlet which I heard about when I heard him on NPR... I wonder if he'll be there?

2/15/2008 6:39:23 AM