William Burden takes on the high tenor role (higher than it was originally written as pitch has gone up since 1774) for all six performances. It’s a tour de force. He is on stage for most of the 90-minute opera (plus a half hour intermission), and most of that time the focus is on him. Each aria is more beautiful than the last as he sings them. Continue reading Seattle Opera’s Orphée Rings Out With a Tenor’s Tour de Force Performance