Words of Art

On my last day of my first trip to Iceland, I wandered the Reykjavik Art Museum. I had already noticed an Icelandic tendency to treat...

Ariadne auf Nauxos at Seattle Opera

Long story short: A rich man has commissioned a tragic opera, “Ariadne auf Naxos,” to be performed at his party. He has also hired a...

Prepping for Ariadne auf Naxos

As I took my seat at the Seattle Public Library’s preview of Ariadne auf Naxos, I was reminded that in the opera world, 40 is...

Asgeir Trausti in a Pub

My most popular post ever was about watching too many Asgeir Trausti sets at Iceland Airwaves in 2012. One of those shows was in a...

The Dollhouse

  Have you ever wondered if you are looking in or looking out?...