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Seattle Opera Takes On Flight

It’s kind of a no-brainer for an opera company based in Boeing’s hometown (and sponsored by that company) to take on the production of an opera set in an airport. When the pandemic shut down travel, it made the opera even more timely. Although set at an airport, Flight is not a story about mobility but of confinement, as a bunch of travelers are stranded by storms, temporarily sharing the circumstances of a refugee who can neither travel on nor go back. A year ago, that was an interesting concept. Today, it’s the story of all of us.  

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Can You Handel Seattle Opera’s Semele?

Brenda Rae (Semele) and the Seattle Opera Chorus in Handel's masterpiece Semele. © Avi Loud

Brenda Rae (Semele) and the Seattle Opera Chorus in Handel’s masterpiece Semele.
© Avi Loud

Typical. I studied hard for the accessible Tosca. But I walked into Seattle Opera’s production of Semele cold. And I really could have used a little preparation; a Twitter hashtage for the production was #CanYouHandelIt. Knowing these five things ahead of time would have helped me Handel it better. Read More