Seattle & King County
Seattle Opera's enjoyable, traditional Flying Dutchman
The singing is splendid and the production is admirable, but if Seattle really is Wagner-mad, why play it so safe in this most-produced of Wagner's operas?
Fred Hauptman
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Seattle & King County
Seattle Opera rediscovers the noble simplicity of Gluck
The magic of Gluck, now undergoing an international revival, comes to Seattle in a largely admirable production of Iphigenie en Tauride. The work is a feast of beauty and a perfectly proportioned masterpiece, so why the strange cuts and additions?
Seattle & King County
The good old days
Gunther Herbig conducts the Seattle Symphony in a program full of spellbinding beauty. That's what happens when a conductor pays attention to the details and the essence of the music.
Seattle & King County
Lawrence Brownlee shines in Seattle Opera's Puritani
A night to cheer Bellini fans: absolutely splendid music, excellent singers, and a chance to see a rising star tenor.
Seattle & King County
Chaos and twilight: Seattle Opera's Ring, part 2
The first cycle is marred by an ill Siegfried and a subpar Brünnhilde. But there are some wonderful singers and just-right moments, and the subsequent cycles are likely to be better.