Culture Two visiting orchestras, two knockout concerts Harpsichordist Richard Egarr of the Academy of Ancient Music. (AAM) by Thomas May / February 20, 2008
Anatomy of a Mark Morris masterpiece A performance of <i>L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato</i> by the Mark Morris Dance Group. (Ken Friedman) by Thomas May / May 18, 2008
Meet the dynamos who make Portland's art music snap and crackle Ryan Heller, conductor of the Portland Vocal Consort chamber choir and the Southwest Washington Symphony. by Stephen Marc Beaudoin / May 9, 2008
Seamus Heaney tackles Sophocles at the Seattle Rep The lunar-like landscape of <i>The Cure at Troy</i>. Shown are Seth Numrich as Neoptolemus (left) and Boris McGiver as Philoctetes. (Chris Bennion) by Thomas May / April 10, 2008
Anne-Sophie Mutter in recital: big risks, stunning artistry How often do you run across the hack formula "one of the leading musicians of his/her generation" in a program bio or review? Not only is it a meaningless nuisance; its ubiquity makes it all the more... by Thomas May / April 5, 2008
Puccini's only comic opera is brought to vivid life Noah Baetge (Rinuccio) and Leena Chopra (Lauretta) in <i>Gianni Schicchi</i>. (Rozarii Lynch) by Thomas May / April 3, 2008
Culture Living American composers! In Seattle! <i>New Yorker</i> critic Alex Ross, one of the curators of Icebreaker Festival. by Thomas May / January 30, 2008
Culture Seattle Opera's Pagliacci: more is less Gordon Hawkins (left, in car) and Antonello Palombi (right, waving, in car), in Seattle Opera's <i>Pagliacci</i>. (Rozarii Lynch) by Thomas May / January 14, 2008
Culture Getting down at Town Hall, cellist Joshua Roman does Radiohead Joshua Roman. (Tina Su) by Thomas May / January 13, 2008
Prostitutes in Amsterdam, meth in Appalachia Libby Barnard and Tim Gouran in "25 Saints" by Thomas May / October 31, 2013