CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) — The Carolina Theatre is alive with the sound of music Friday night for the first time since 1978. It was the first performance at the uptown Charlotte landmark since its renovation.
“I saw where Renee Fleming was going to be here at the Carolina Theatre and I’m like ‘We’ve got to go one to see this grand palace restored, but also to hear Renee.’ It’s like an amazing night,” said Charlotte resident Jay Williams.
The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra gave its first performance at the theatre 93 years ago on March 20, 1932.
Charlotte providing additional $2M in public funding for refurbishment of historic Uptown theatre
The city of Charlotte gifted the Carolina Theatre’s property to Foundation For The Carolinas in 2012 for $1, which began a massive $90 million philanthropic campaign to restore the theatre to its beloved glory. The deeply complex eight-year restoration process began in 2017…