Category: Opera

Il Trovatore at Seattle Opera

We were both excited to see how this new production of Il Trovatore directed by local artist Dan Wallace Miller compares to our earlier experiences....

Missing The Turn (of the Screw)

I thought about calling this post “Skipping the Screw” because dirty-sounding titles get more hits. Anyway, for the first time in years, I’m going to...

Should You See Porgy and Bess?

Porgy and Bess is the first opera in Seattle Opera’s 2018-2019 season, and probably the one I was most curious about. Like Madame Butterfly, Porgy...

O+E Chamber Opera by Seattle Opera

Some people listen to opera for that one perfect high C, but my ear is not refined enough to detect the subtler wonders of the...