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
Bizet's underrated Pearl Fishers gets a fine production at Seattle Opera Conductor Gerard Schwarz lets Bizet's youthful lyricism flow by Thomas May / January 17, 2009
Culture Seattle Opera: looking ahead Janice Baird as Elektra. (Patrice Nin) by Thomas May / January 3, 2008
Messiah becomes a tradition revived An especially memorable performance by Seattle Baroque and Tudor Choir at Town Hall. by Thomas May / December 24, 2007
WET detonates Ibsen's Hedda Gabler Adapted from Ibsen, <i>blahblahblahBANG</i> (Washington Ensemble Theatre) by Thomas May / December 17, 2007
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