Like all arts and cultural groups this year, Seattle Opera has faced the pain of cancelled performances and setbacks due to COVID-19. And yet, the company is ramping up efforts to make the arts more ...

When Reham Abdelshahid first attended a fashion show hosted by the Seattle Opera five years ago, she knew nothing about libretto or musical score. In fact, she had stepped inside an opera house a ...

Giacomo Puccini is a hit machine in the world of grand opera: “Madama Butterfly,” “Tosca” and La Boheme” are among the most produced and popular operas on the planet. But his first success was “Manon ...

Seattle’s fall classical season brings fresh leadership, anniversaries and premieres. Xian Zhang embarks on her tenure as Seattle Symphony’s new music director, the Balourdet Quartet launches a ...

Seattle Opera will offer a broadcast of its most popular production of all time-Richard Wagner's Ring cycle this February. Tune in to Classical KING FM 98.1 or king.org to enjoy a 2005 recording of ...

It’s unusual for an opera chorus rehearsal to begin with an in-depth explication from the director: whom they’re playing and why, in fact, they’re even there. But The Falling and the Rising is an ...

Update: Northwest African American Museum says on its website that due to winter storm warnings, the event has been rescheduled to 7:30 p.m. March 20, and that all previously purchased tickets will be ...

The big joke in Mozart’s 1787 opera “Don Giovanni” — one which he and his librettist, Lorenzo Da Ponte, must have had a good laugh over — is that the title character, aka Don Juan, the great lover, ...