One of the great things about Seattle Opera's Young Artists fall show is that while it's staged and costumed, that's about all you get. The set is "suggested," the lighting minimal, the props bare essentials. So what's on display are the singers' voices and any dramatic talent -- plus, CHAC, compared to McCaw Hall, feels pretty much like your living room. more ›

Saturday, Tera will give herself a VIP tour at the opening of Aritzia. She will follow this potentially hectic event by introducing a friend to her newest wine obsession - Twisted Cork. Sunday she will trek to Qwest and root for Chicago, uh, eh, oops...Seattle. Yes, root for the Seahawks. Jack's heading to the Showbox proper tonight to see Canadian indie pop band Stars. Sunday, he's hoping to see Rex Grossman slip into old... more ›

Trouble in Tahiti / Rita: Seattle Young Artists Program @ CHAC more ›

Just to be clear, while it's called Falstaff -- and there's a lot of Falstaffian drinking, gorging, and attempted wenching in it -- this is really Verdi's Merry Wives of Windsor. Falstaff's boozy run at two of them starts things off, but they take over from there. We have all sorts of compromising connections to Seattle Opera, so don't take our word for how good this show is. Take the word of the guy we dragged along, Lyle George, who said: "That was surprising. From the website, I thought it was a second-tier thing. But I'm ready to go see it again." Strong cast, scenic set, terrific direction by Peter Kazaras. "I've never seen an opera cast that looks as thoroughly comfortable onstage as do the singers in this Falstaff," says the Weekly. Have you? You won't know unless you go, will you? more ›

When the original opera Carmen premiered in Paris in 1875, it was deemed a failure for its shallow, sinful plot. Over one hundred years later, however, Carmen has become one of the most popular operas in the world. more ›

To the right is a picture of a llama named Bravo, which we chose because Seattle Opera's BRAVO! Club has 477 members and they would not all fit in a photo. Also, we like llamas. more ›

Seattlest really hopes you took our advice back in March and bought tickets to Turn of the Screw, the Seattle Opera Young Artists’ Opera, because it is fabulous. We went last Friday and were very impressed. Very frightened and very impressed. (You can get a taste of the music and the staging in the video on this page.) more ›

Every year, the young singers in Seattle Opera’s Young Artists Program (YAP) put on their own fully staged opera. This year, the production is Benjamin Britten’s The Turn of the Screw, based on Henry James’s story by the same name. more ›

Seattlest likes to think that we’re on the cutting edge, that we have all the hot tips, and that we are always part of the see-and-be-seen crowd. Often, sadly, we are just deluding ourselves. more ›