Mind sex and 'Tristan'
Seattle Opera's production has its problems in staging and concept, but the conductor and the orchestra are fully up to this unsurpassed masterpiece.
Fred Hauptman
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There are delights, especially Stephanie Blythe's Fricka for the ages and a fine new Siegmund (Stuart Skelton) and Mime (Dennis Petersen). But the sets create cramped spaces for acting and singing, sacrificing characterization and meaning.