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This year, for the first time since I aged out of the Bravo Club, I bought season tickets to the opera. The season is one unlike any other ever programmed by Seattle Opera – or any other opera company for that matter. Seattle Opera’s Fall 2020 season is entirely online. It kicked off with a semi-staged performance of Cavalleria rusticana highlights (available online by subscription through October 16). Last weekend they posted the second event, a recital by Frederick Ballentine.
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After missing most of Seattle Opera’s online programming this summer, I bought season tickets to make sure I don’t miss out this fall. Even though the season only runs through the end of the year, it contains more opera than a regular full season. Only it’s all online. The first “performance” was a highlights recital of Cavalleria rusticana. Based on the plot summary, I had my doubts about Cavalleria rusticana, but I know that beautiful music and the pageantry of live performances matter more than plot in opera. But how would it hold up without the spectacle of live performance?
