Wrapping up the Central Europe Music Festival The Seattle Symphony Orchestra should take more such risks. by Thomas May / June 14, 2007
Seattle Symphony opens the doors on Bartok's elusive opera The rarely staged Bluebeard's Castle is given a compelling performance as part of the symphony's Central Europe Music Festival. A work of fascinating symbolic power, Bartok's sole opera was enriched... by Thomas May / June 5, 2007
Eschenbach's unhappy Philly Orchestra: blazing and brilliant Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Christoph Eschenbach. (Chris Lee) by Thomas May / May 30, 2007
Renee Fleming and the Seattle Symphony: Viva la Diva Soprano Renee Fleming. (Decca Classics) by Thomas May / May 18, 2007
Seattle Opera's deft Bohemian rhapsody Rodolfo (Rosario La Spina) takes Mimì (Nuccia Focile) to the Latin Quarter in Seattle Opera's production of <i>La Bohème</i>. (Rozarii Lynch) by Thomas May / May 6, 2007
Culture A Seattle playwright's new, soaring work Suzanne Bouchard as Catherine and Armando Duran as Arturo in Robert Schenkkan's <i>By the Waters of Babylon</i>. (Chris Bennion) by Thomas May / February 11, 2008
An illuminating Light Katie Rose Clarke as Clara in <i>Light in the Piazza.</i> by Thomas May / April 18, 2007
Seattle Opera shows its youth with Verdi's late-in-life rendering of Falstaff Anya Matanovic (Nannetta) and Noah Baetge (Fenton) in <i>Falstaff</i>. (Rozarii Lynch) by Thomas May / April 10, 2007
How wildfires in the American West hurt the entire country As smoke travels, it can cause illness and economic hardship thousands of miles away. by Mara Kardas-Nelson InvestigateWest / October 1, 2020
As wildfires break records, firefighters face growing health risks Emerging scientific evidence shows they may be at risk of respiratory and heart illness, and maybe even cancer. by Mara Kardas-Nelson InvestigateWest / September 28, 2020