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Desdemona Chiang: Boldly into opera with “Bound”
Seattle director Desdemona Chiang’s credits include many stage plays, stage musicals, and she’d helmed one opera before heading into “Bound,” at Seattle Opera.
La Traviata with AAPI leads points to the future
If, 100 years from now, someone were to write an opera about the era of COVID-19, it might look something like Verdi’s La Traviata, which opened on May 6 at the Seattle Opera’s McCaw Hall.
Hong Chhuor helps Seattle Opera tell its stories
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…”
Famed Chinese opera singer to debut in ‘Figaro,’ says Asian singers need not Westernize
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.
Celebrating Earth Day with Goodwill
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 […]
JACL 93rd Annual Banquet at Seattle University
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 […]
South Korean baritone steps into Seattle Opera’s “Rigoletto”
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 […]
Seattle Opera marries artistic visions of East and West — Part 1 of a 2 part series: Behind the scenes of Turandot
By Samantha Test Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle’s latest opera, “Turandot,” is a love story.
Baritone David Won overcomes language barrier to pursue his dream as an opera singer
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.