The Tales of Hoffmann, An Operatic Delight

Michelle Scharlock — Fri, 16 May 2014 14:15:43 +0000

There’s something just zany and delightful about Seattle Opera’s recent The Tales of Hoffmann. As a Speight send-off at the end of the season, it pulls out all the theatrical magic stops with fire, fog, puppetry, and even a shout-out to the Czech tradition of black light theater. It smacks of Berlinesque staging with a … Continue reading →

Seattle Opera’s Porgy & Bess as a “Well-Made Play”

Philippa Kiraly — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:00:56 +0000

"What struck me very strongly is that it’s a well-made play,” says Chris Alexander, stage director for the upcoming Porgy and Bess for Seattle Opera (at McCaw Hall from July 30 to August 20; tickets $25-$241: 206-389-7676). Alexander saw the opera live for the first time in Dayton, Ohio, last year. He has been working with theater all his adult life. “Coming from stage theater, it’s like a home game to direct Porgy. It’s remarkable how much of the original well-made play (by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward) is here,” he says.

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The Tales of Hoffmann, An Operatic Delight

Seattle Opera’s Porgy & Bess as a “Well-Made Play”