by Gary Ruschman, special to the Sybaritic Singer Edward Smaldone’s Once and Again features chamber music scores that have seen a tweak or …
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in performance: Drama and Disillusionment in Seattle Opera’s Onegin
By Philippa Kiraly, Special to the Sybaritic Singer Seattle Opera’s Eugene Onegin is a lively, exciting, visually attractive, well-acted, …
in performance: Tom Cipullo’s “The Parting” in Seattle
By Philippa Kiraly, Special to the Sybaritic Singer Twice a year, Seattle’s Music of Remembrance presents a thought-provoking concert of …
in performance: Why have we not heard George Walker’s music before?
By Philippa Kiraly, Special to the Sybaritic Singer We’ve been deprived. For years. Thursday night, the Seattle Symphony gave the …
in performance: Owens & Brownlee Recital; Joyce DiDonato’s “Songplay”
By Philippa Kiraly, Special to The Sybaritic Singer Three superb opera singers, two concerts in two days. Wow! Seattle’s Benaroya Hall …
How to Practice New Music in 12 Steps – Part II
The voice is both the simplest and the most difficult musical instrument to play. It is the simplest because most everyone is given a voice …
29 Days to Diva: Day 22 – Dealing with Criticism
"Hail House is another venue which has gone through a number of changes in their programming since re-opening after the name change. It was …
29 Days to Diva: Day 20 – ‘Day of the Concert’ Planning
The first day of our diva's residency had arrived! Our diva felt adrenaline coursing through her body from the moment she woke up. She had …
29 Days to Diva: Day 12 – When your “ish” goes sideways
"Do I need to print programs? Do I need to hire ushers? How am I going to pay these performers? Who is going to write a press release? I …