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Hong Chhuor helps Seattle Opera tell its stories

May 9, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In the new Seattle Opera Center, a quote by the Opera’s founder, Glynn Ross, reads in part, “We are not custodians of the old order. We are not curators of establishment art. We must be oriented towards the future…”

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2019, HONG CHHUOR, Seattle Opera, VOL 38 NO 20 | MAY 11 - MAY 17

Famed Chinese opera singer to debut in ‘Figaro,’ says Asian singers need not Westernize

January 14, 2016 By Vivian Nguyen

To Shenyang, a Chinese bass-baritone singer, his name represents a bridge between the opera performer’s Chinese roots and his international reputation.

“My full name, pronounced from first to last (Yang Shen), sounds like a ‘goat’s kidney’ in Chinese,” said Shenyang.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2016, China, Famed Chinese, General Director Aidan Lang, Given Western, Juilliard School, Le Nozze, Metropolitan Opera, Michael Jackson, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Richard Wagner, Seattle Opera, Shanghai Conservatory, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 35 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, attention, language

Celebrating Earth Day with Goodwill

April 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Seattle Goodwill is celebrating Earth Day with local musicians, CEOs, athletes and community leaders who are “breaking up” with an outfit, Breakup4Good, and publicly donating it to Goodwill – and keep it from the landfill. Some of the outfits will be auctioned off to benefit Goodwill’s job training and education programs.   Over 60 individuals […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, CEO, Daryl Campbell, Earth Day, Executive Director, Geekwire Co-founder John Cook, Nan Stoops, Seattle Chinese Post, Seattle Goodwill, Seattle Opera, Vol 34 No 18 | April 25 - May 1

JACL 93rd Annual Banquet at Seattle University

March 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Seattle chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) will host the 93rd Annual Banquet and Fundraiser at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, March 21 at Seattle University’s Campion Hall. Live performances in music, dance and poetry at the event will include a live musical performance by Seattle Opera. The company will preview an aria from […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, APA, Annual Banquet, Campion Ballroom, Campion Hall, JACL, Murphy Garage, Seattle Kokon Taiko, Seattle Opera, Seattle University, Stanley Shikuma, Vol 34 No 13 | March 21 - March 27, parking

South Korean baritone steps into Seattle Opera’s “Rigoletto”

January 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Imana Gunawan Northwest Asian Weekly When baritone Hyung Yun first got into opera, “Rigoletto,” by Giuseppe Verdi, became an opera he dreamt of performing. Now, Yun’s dreams will be coming true when he plays the part of Rigoletto in Seattle Opera’s production running Jan. 11 through Jan. 25. Yun, a 45-year-old from Seoul, South […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, 2014, Although Yun, Aren Der Hacopian, Europe, Giuseppe Verdi, Hyung Yun, Imana Gunawan, Northern Italy, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Opera, South Korean, Tokyo, United States, Vol 33 No 3 | January 11 - January 17

Seattle Opera marries artistic visions of East and West — Part 1 of a 2 part series: Behind the scenes of Turandot

August 9, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Test Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle’s latest opera, “Turandot,” is a love story.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, China, Chinese, Franco Alfano, Giacomo Puccini, Joseph Hu, Julius Ahn, Korean American, Northwest Asian Weekly, Prince Calaf, Renaud Doucet, Samantha Test, Seattle Opera, Taiwanese American, Vol 31 No 33 | August 11 - August 17, culture

Baritone David Won overcomes language barrier to pursue his dream as an opera singer

May 27, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

No matter how lyrics are sung or what language they are sung in, there is one sure thing: baritone David Won is a rising star in the international opera world.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: 2010, Baritone David Won, Giuseppe Verdi, Jenks High School, Metropolitan Opera, Northwest Asian Weekly, Oral Roberts University, Seattle Opera, South Korea, Vietnamese, Vol 29 No 22 | May 29 - June 4, language

Women Empowered

September 6, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Thanks to trailblazers across the globe, women today are continuing to succeed in spite of hardships. Their success comes through hard work and dedication ó but what is also important is the balance between taking care of oneís self and taking care of others. This is the theme of the next Women of Color Empowered event, to be held at China Harbor Restaurant in Seattle on Friday, Sept. 26, at 11:30 a.m. This is an event honoring women who are accomplished in their fields, who have contributed to local communities of color in both traditional and nontraditional jobs.

Filed Under: News, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: Antioch University, Blackbird Literary Awards, Calvin Klein, China Harbor Restaurant, Costa Rica, Langues Orientales Vivantes, Olympic Sculpture Park, Poet Laureate, Puget Sound Blood Center, San Francisco State University, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Opera, Virginia Mason, Wellness Research Institute, Women Empowered, Women of Color Empowered, culture, vol 27 no 37 | September 6 - September 12

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