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    Articles by Gavin Borchert
    Reid falls for Iventosch’s Coney Island siren.
    Opening Nights: On the Town
    By Gavin Borchert • April 20, 2010 12:00 am

    A period piece made spectacular by love and style.

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    Sar offstage in Cambodia.
    Dancing Across Borders: A Former PNB Star Emerges...
    By Gavin Borchert • April 6, 2010 12:00 am

    The story of Sokvannara Sar, who began performing traditional Khmer dance in Cambodia as a child; who was discovered by…

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    Cayman Ilika (left) and Jessica Skerritt work Gypsy’s shtick.
    Opening Nights: The Gypsy King
    By Gavin Borchert • April 6, 2010 12:00 am

    Treading the line between shtick and outright theft.

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    Sergei Rachmaninoff frequently gets a bum rap for being conservative and derivative,
    Sergei Rachmaninoff frequently gets a bum rap for...
    By Gavin Borchert • March 27, 2010 12:00 am

    Sergei Rachmaninoff frequently gets a bum rap for being conservative and derivative, though there are few composers easier to play…

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    Rose (left) and comrades, waxing Falstaffian.
    Opening Nights: Falstaff
    By Gavin Borchert • March 2, 2010 12:00 am

    Breaking the fourth wall in a Shakespearian comedy.

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    Choreographer Christy Fisher as avian guardian.
    Opening Nights: At the Hawk’s Well
    By Gavin Borchert • March 2, 2010 12:00 am

    A Japanese-flavored chamber opera.

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    Hagen creates a score for his singers' instruments.
    Spring Arts: Open Sourced
    By Gavin Borchert • February 16, 2010 12:00 am

    The emotional wreckage from a father’s death is the creative
    wellspring for Seattle Opera’s first commissioned piece in decades.

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    Jay BlakesbergThe Kronos Quartet played the Kirkland Performing Arts Center on Tuesday,
    Jay BlakesbergThe Kronos Quartet played the Kirkland Performing...
    By Gavin Borchert • February 3, 2010 12:00 am

    Jay BlakesbergThe Kronos Quartet played the Kirkland Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, Feb. 2.It had been a while since the…

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    Malgorzata Walewska as Azucena, with chorus and supernumeraries.
    Opera Review: Il Trovatore
    By Gavin Borchert • January 20, 2010 12:00 am

    Making a storybook melodrama from classic clichés.

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    The brand-new Cadence Chamber Orchestra plans to perform concerts in pairs, one
    The brand-new Cadence Chamber Orchestra plans to perform...
    By Gavin Borchert • December 18, 2009 12:00 am

    The brand-new Cadence Chamber Orchestra plans to perform concerts in pairs, one in a traditional hall (tonight at 8, at…

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    One of the gifted amateurs in competition.
    They Came to Play: Music Played for Love,...
    By Gavin Borchert • December 16, 2009 12:00 am

    In the ongoing hand-wringing debates over classical music’s future in America, all the focus is on the classical-music business—stats about…

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    Hallock, the founder of Compline services at St. Mark’s, is retiring.
    Classical: Shock of the Old
    By Gavin Borchert • November 17, 2009 12:00 am

    Peter Hallock turned medieval tradition into a contemporary phenomenon.

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    Yes, that's a real cow's tongue Nishimura has in her mouth.
    Opening Nights: Sonic Tales
    By Gavin Borchert • November 3, 2009 12:00 am

    The Degenerate Art Ensemble does everything twice.

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    Davidson, with Chalfy observing, stumbles toward better morals.
    Stage: Control Freak
    By Gavin Borchert • October 27, 2009 12:00 am

    Book-It’s Emma is not quite unlikeable enough.

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    Focile does (or doesn’t) want to surrender her freedom to Pittas.
    Opera Review: Breathless Love?
    By Gavin Borchert • October 20, 2009 12:00 am

    At Seattle Opera, a courtesan declares her independence. Maybe.

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    Crusoe, starting his 30th season as one of the Seattle Symphony’s most visible and popular members.
    Classical: Kettle to the Metal
    By Gavin Borchert • September 29, 2009 12:00 am

    The guy cooling his heels at the back for much of the symphony? He’s one of the best reasons to hear the SSO.

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    Piggee: a classic leading-man baritone.
    Stage Review: Village Theatre Goes Medieval
    By Gavin Borchert • September 22, 2009 12:00 am

    Chasing Nicolette is yet another child of their fecund new-musicals workshop.

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    Baird as Brünnhilde: reaching for conviction.
    Stage Review: Seattle Opera’s Ring
    By Gavin Borchert • August 18, 2009 12:00 am

    New singers struggle to fit comfortably into a beloved production.

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    Double date: Pham and Hynes play all the roles.
    Stage Preview: Helsinki Syndrome’s Oscar Party
    By Gavin Borchert • August 18, 2009 12:00 am

    Two performance-art provocateurs explore the importance of reinventing Earnest.

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    Midori: Finding the beauty in Soviet iconoclasm.
    The SSO’s Hot Streak
    By Gavin Borchert • June 30, 2009 12:00 am

    Schwarz and his orchestra have been on an end-of-season tear.

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