Writing and photography by West Smith Furries are everywhere. That’s the biggest lesson I took away from attending my first furry convention earlier this year. Before that, I think I still carried ...

In celebration of Pride Month, Seattle Opera will host a special crossover recital from local drag queen and opera performer Anita Spritzer(AKA John Marzano). A rising star in both genres, Spritzer ...

October’s production of Alcina at Seattle Opera shows off Handel at his most enchanting. Showcasing this opera’s wonderful melodies, strong characters, and vocal pyrotechnics for the first time on the ...

Taking the stage, soprano Vuvu Mpofu, playing Violetta, and Duke Kim, playing Alfredo Germont in the opera La Traviata. The two play lead roles in Giuseppe Verdi’s 1853 opera with a timeless theme of ...

The Seattle Opera announced Thursday that it has hired James Robinson, the long-time artistic director of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, as its new general and artistic director. Robinson begins in his ...

Have an honest talk with a drag artist about their schedule during Pride Month and they’re likely to paint their weekslong frenzy of back-to-back gigs in Dickensian terms. The best of times ...

Pagliacci Pizza and Seattle Opera have partnered to celebrate the beloved opera "Pagliacci," which is being performed at McCaw Hall through August 17 The collaboration marks a significant moment for ...

James Robinson is set to become the fifth person to lead Seattle Opera in its 61-year history. Starting Sept. 4, Robinson will take over as general and artistic director, succeeding Christina ...

For the first time, traditional Negro spirituals will be sung as an opera, when Seattle Opera hosts the world premiere of “Jubilee,” on October 12. You can listen to the music and the story of how ...

One of the world's most popular operas ever will wrap up its current run at Seattle's McCaw Hall this weekend.'Carmen' at the ...

Two years ago, moments before her first in-person meeting to discuss directing “A Thousand Splendid Suns” for Seattle Opera, Afghan film director Roya Sadat got a text message: The Taliban were ...