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Missing The Turn (of the Screw)

Forrest Wu (Miles). Turn of the Screw Jacob Lucas photo

Forrest Wu (Miles). Jacob Lucas photo c/o Seattle Opera

I thought about calling this post “Skipping the Screw” because dirty-sounding titles get more hits. Anyway, for the first time in years, I’m going to miss a Seattle Opera production. The Turn of the Screw is heading into its second weekend at Seattle Opera, and I’m not going. It’s partly due to logistics, but the truth is, I just don’t want to see it. Why would I skip out on this opera when wild horses couldn’t keep me from seeing operas as different as Tosca and Hansel and Gretel?

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Seattle Opera 2018/19 Season Preview

John Moore and Matthew Gills in Barber of Seville Photo by Philip Newton c/o Seattle Opera

Today I am sad. Berlioz’ opera Beatrice & Benedict opens at Seattle Opera tomorrow, and I don’t have tickets. I could not go on the day press tickets were offered, and I haven’t figured out how or if I will buy tickets for this production I really want to see. For today, I am consoling myself by looking at the 2018/19 opera season announcement. Read More