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Listening. Jacob Lucas photo c/o Seattle Opera
Last week I listened to Seattle Opera’s Beatrice and Benedict broadcast on the radio. I’ve mentioned before that, despite my love for opera, I rarely listen to it outside of performances. I am invariably disappointed in the recording quality, I miss the theater experience, and I miss the supertitles telling me what’s going on. But when the title character tells you to check out a broadcast, you do it. Read More
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Jacob Lucas photo c/o Seattle Opera
I almost didn’t get to see Beatrice and Benedict at Seattle Opera, but my mom saved the day and bought tickets to opening night. I’m so glad we got to go, because there was so much to love about Seattle Opera’s Beatrice and Benedict. Besides being wonderful in all the usual Seattle Opera ways, it introduced me to a new composer and took a balletic, Shakespearean approach to opera. I probably need to explain that last comment.
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Once again, last week the music I liked was determined what I watched. Like everyone else in America, I saw Black Panther at the movie theater last week. I was also part of a smaller group that watched Seattle Opera’s re-premiere of the opera Beatrice and Benedict by Berlioz.