What a pretty fire
In the Hayao Miyazaki movie Howl’s Moving Castle, Lauren Bacall voices the English version of the Witch of the Waste. Even as an animated old...
Wagner Ladles Crazysauce in The Flying Dutchman
Opera is about so much more than the story – it’s the entire theatrical experience: sets, costumes, voices, music, emotion. But me, I’m about the...
British Panto
Panto is a British Christmas tradition. We watch it every year at the British-style pub, Hales Ales. It’s tons of silly fun that balances slapstick...
The Artist’s Struggle Picks My Brain
I really like the Brain Pickings newsletter that shows up in my inbox every Sunday. I like the way you can’t just skim it but...
Ólafur Arnalds in Seattle
Ólafur Arnalds played Benaroya Hall with Nils Frahm at the Decibel Festival in 2013. He was well received. ...