Aaron Copland’s Third Symphony captures the sound of a nation.
With its very own stage this year, classical music gets the spotlight.
Seattle Opera sets Cosí fan tutte in the modern-day burbs.
A decade-old performance troupe continues to find new ways to shake up the senses.
A perfectly aloof Carmen commands our affection.
Opera heavyweight burnishes his well-deserved legacy.
Orchestral
The evolution of harpsichordist Byron Schenkman.
Seattle Opera goes contemporary for a moving, if misplaced, Fidelio that offers 19th-century oppression in 21st-century style.
1. If you ain’t curious, you ain’t a music lover. You may be a music consumer, or enjoy music, but…
Two local groups make it a weekend at Benaroya
A composer’s reputation finally achieves the victory of respect.
Elvis Costello dives back into classical music with Il Sogno.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold, composer to the stars.
Breaking the rules, thrillingly, with composer Henry Brant.
Skeptics of contemporary opera may be seduced by Jake Heggie’s newest work.
Opens at Egyptian, Fri., April 7. Rated PG-13. 104 minutes.
Was a great 20th-century composer—and Soviet collaborator—secretly howling behind the music?
The greatest influence on classical music today hails from the East.
Seattle’s two new concert organs make themselves heard.
