6 Seattle-area classical music picks for fall 2022
Here are six dates you should definitely circle on your classical music calendar.
With Mozart’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro,’ Seattle Opera takes on politics of class, sex and more
Subtle changes and solid performances anchor the Seattle Opera's take on the 18th-century farce.
Seattle opera performer from Ukraine tries to 'bring the peace' onstage as her family's escape unfolds
Olga Syniakova, who will perform in Seattle Opera’s upcoming production of Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro,” reflects on opera while worried about family in Ukraine.
New classical-music recital series offers intimate concerts with top Seattle musicians
The Seattle Series closes its first season on May 6 with a recital featuring Seattle Symphony flutist Demarre McGill.
Can an avant-garde composer draw new people to classical music? Seattle’s Emerald City Music is betting on it
Emerald City Music's March 25 and 26 concerts are devoted entirely to one composer, and a challenging one at that: American avant-gardist George Crumb.
A composition that captures the ‘trapped repetition’ of the pandemic? Seattle Symphony debuts that and more
Fans of Seattle Symphony’s new-music programming will be glad to hear that its most intriguing project is staying on course: brand-new commissioned works, each very...
At Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Alegría’ at Marymoor Park, less is more
The entertainment spectacle that is Cirque du Soleil might not be where you'd expect to see that less is more. But here are three reasons...
Seattle Opera’s ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’ takes advantage of more intimate venue
Seattle Opera's "Orpheus and Eurydice" is being staged in Tagney Jones Hall, the airy recital space in the company's Opera Center headquarters, rather than in...
Seattle Symphony's music director abruptly steps down
Seattle Symphony Music Director Thomas Dausgaard has stepped down from his post, midway through his third season at the top of Seattle's flagship orchestra. Dausgaard's...
Meet the young composer whose piece for Seattle Symphony is among the first inspired by 2020's impactful events
Joel Thompson’s “To Awaken the Sleeper,” which he began to work on after the first wave of COVID deaths and the killing of George Floyd,...