Posted Sun, Oct 23, 11:59 a.m.

I essentially agree with the reviewer. The production was flat and very one dimensional. No juice and no fire. The choreography, ballet-flamenco, was ludicrous and for the most part uninspired (but the dancers were great). Carmen, like Violetta in La Traviata, must grab the listener by the throat and not ...

Posted Sun, Oct 24, 3:59 p.m.

Another stunning evening at Seattle Opera on Saturday, October 23. Aleksandra Kurzak sang exquisitely all evening with great technique and was a dramatically compelling Lucia. She will no doubt become a great diva. William Burden in the role of Edgardo was a revelation, proving himself to be a first rate ...

Posted Fri, Aug 13, 11:43 a.m.

I attended the Sat. Aug 7 performance....Clifton Forbis was indisposed, Tristan was sung by Adam Klein. Klein was completely overpowered by Perrsen in Act 2 but redeemed himself in Act 3. The rest of the cast was stunning, most especially Grimsley and Wray; Perrsen gave a very secure & developed ...

Posted Sat, Mar 13, 2:54 p.m.

I attended the 2nd and last Saturday performances of Seattle Opera's Il Trovatore, both stunning in every way. The best quartet I have ever heard in an opera house anywhere. The production was superb, it had no "left over or second hand" feeling to it what so ever. It was ...