Seattle Opera’s Cinematic Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni is what a lot of people would call a “problematic fave.” On the one hand, Mozart’s music is incredible. On the other hand,...
Music I Liked in 2018 Week 3
I got sidetracked from researching the music of Terrorfest last week, mostly because I was trying to decide which concert to attend in February to...
Problematic Done Right at Seattle Opera’s Cosí fan Tutte
My daughter was scandalized when she saw the Seattle Opera poster for “Cosí fan Tutte – Mozart’s Comedy About Sex.” She was even more scandalized...
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...
The Looney (Tunes) World of Marriage of Figaro
Opera, like Shakespeare, often suffers from its own importance. Romeo and Juliet consists mostly of sex jokes, but you’d rarely notice from watching most live...