Unseasonably Opera
People like to pretend that seasons and weather have no impact on our modern, urban lives. Despite climate-controlled offices where America indulges its addiction to...
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...
Ticket Season – Part One, Seattle Opera
“I love tickets!” squeals Cameron Diaz’s character in the first Charlie’s Angels movie. (And why has no one ever made a gif of that?) It’s...
Maria Stuarda and other Powerful Women
I always feel a little sorry for Donizetti. He’s like a low-ranking player in the NBA – easily better at his game than anyone you’ve...
Tosca Talk
Paying to attend a lecture before a show feels like eating your cultural vegetables before dessert. But you know what? It was so worth it....