Seattle Rep’s end-of-life play may be uplifting, but it left our reviewer down in the dumps.
Showing at Northwest Film Forum, Thurs., March 23–Wed., March 29. Not rated. 75 minutes.
A real symphonic puppet show!
“Have we ever really heard the Seattle Symphony?” was a common refrain last weekend as Gerard Schwarz and the orchestra…
Runs Fri., Dec. 2–Thurs., Dec. 8, at Grand Illusion.
Seattle Opera marshals Wagner’s Ring—and fights a small budget battle on the side.
Seattle Opera’s Don Pasquale is missing the humor of humanity.
Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s Pirates of Penzance finds a perfect balance of sense and nonsense.
A year’s worth of kudos from the classical music trenches
Some Off-Center Mozart makes the most of strict intimacy.
Benaroya Hall rings in a new classical era
A musical reunion for the summer festival circuit.
Opens at Harvard Exit, Fri., May 12. Not Rated. 99 minutes.
The so-called “Shostakovich Wars” (the most heated controversy in classical music since the period-instrument revival) pit those who hear bitterness…
The evolution of the string quartet gets played out on local stages.
On choosing the right warhorse to ride.
Opera, the original multimedia experience, shows new life in Seattle.
Macbeth soprano is up to something—but what?
ORCHESTRAL Auburn Symphony—Music director Stewart Kershaw draws on his expertise as the conductor of the Pacific Northwest Ballet in the…
A local orchestra plays all American, all season long.
