Unseasonably Opera
People like to pretend that seasons and weather have no impact on our modern, urban lives. Despite climate-controlled offices where America indulges its addiction to...
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...
Maria Stuarda and other Powerful Women
I always feel a little sorry for Donizetti. He’s like a low-ranking player in the NBA – easily better at his game than anyone you’ve...
Seattle Opera Frost Fest
Most of my paid writing covers the intersection between the arts and family life, and I am in the middle of crafting a pitch on...
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...