Crosscut Tout: Theater productions around Seattle
The fringe end of the theater spectrum has some intriguing offerings.
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A Shakespearean rarity: 'Cymbeline' in Seattle
This successful "chamber" production of the romance relies on an abridged script, multiple roles for its actors, and a variable tone that plays up the pleasures of Shakespeare.
The full Monte at St. James
An ambitious collaboration produces a magnificent Monteverdi "1610 Vespers" that fully expressed the essential theatricality of this masterpiece of Renaissance sacred music.
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An exciting new orchestra in Seattle
Seattle Modern Orchestra is a welcome newcomer to Seattle's timid contemporary-music scene. Here's a report from a rousing recent concert at Cornish.
An off night at the Symphony
The orchestra has an ambitious project of short world premieres for Gerard Schwarz's farewell season. They didn't come off well in this weekend's concert, which also features Andre Watts playing Beethoven.