Friday, October 19
Seattle Opera Iphigénie en Tauride Reviews
The reviews for the new Seattle–Metropolitan Opera co-production are in. I was glad to find a critic—unknown to me before—who it seems is not blind and deaf.
Team Wedow?
- Seattle Opera rediscovers the noble simplicity of Gluck, by Fred Hauptman. Crosscut Seattle, October 17, 2007.
- Iffy Iphigenia, by Nicholas Scholl. The Stranger, October 17, 2007.
Team Focile?
- 'Iphigenia' a rare treasure in hands of Seattle Opera, by R.M. Campbell. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 15, 2007.
- Seattle Opera’s mythic interpretation is a knockout, by Gavin Borchert. Seattle Weekly, October 17, 2007.
- Brilliant singing, emotional staging bring "Iphigenia" to life, by Melinda Bargreen. Seattle Times, October 15, 2007.
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