Tosca Weekend
When I go to the opera, I always feel like the Grandson at the end of The Princess Bride. Grandpa, maybe you could come over...
Tosca is All That
Things so often disappoint in direct proportion to how highly anticipated they are. The Blarney Stone is a tourist trap; the Mannekin Pis is only...
The First Rule of Bravo Club
The first rule of Bravo Club is… You must be under 40 at the beginning of the opera season. Okay, so that’s different from the...
What to Make of Mozart’s Bad Boy? Don Giovanni at Seattle Opera
Don Giovanni is tricky. Yes, the character plays tricks, but that’s not what I mean. At least for me, Don Giovanni is a tricky opera....
Tales of Hoffmann at Seattle Opera
A while back I wrote a post about the erroneous perception that heavy metal has to be grim and angry and depressing. Even a lot...