Slog - Comments on Seattle Opera's I puritani and a Letter of the (Other) Day http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu Photo by Rozarii Lynch Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday are your last chances to see Seattle Opera's new I Puritani (my review and my farewell to Seattle). I can't tell you which cast to see. Do you want to see the one with all the stunning male singers and one v.v. shitty female lead? or the one with the absolutely splendid female lead and v.v. good male cast? Just kidding, go see the second one, on Friday. I had a dream last night where I was at this soirée for rich, white opera donors (what a riot those people are), and... Copyright 2008 Tue, 13 May 2008 14:42:59 -0800 Wed, 14 May 2008 01:01:47 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by michael strangeways Opera nerds are the kwaziest people.

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023509 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023509 Theater Tue, 13 May 2008 14:54:15 -0800 Comment by what v.v.

]]> what http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023523 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023523 Theater Tue, 13 May 2008 15:00:58 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Peace.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023527 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023527 Theater Tue, 13 May 2008 15:02:18 -0800 Comment by Nick v.v. = very, very

]]> Nick http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023533 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023533 Theater Tue, 13 May 2008 15:04:38 -0800 Comment by jackseattle you make opera so....intriguing that I buy tix and then end up disappointed. Really fabulous review and then follow-up here. Thx!

]]> jackseattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023550 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023550 Theater Tue, 13 May 2008 15:11:00 -0800 Comment by Nick @5:

Going to the opera is like thrift store shopping. You know what you're looking for, and sometimes you find it exactly where it should be, and sometimes they have it, but some dumbass has put it on the rack with the dental hygenist scrubs, but you were going that way anyway, so you luck out.

Of course, there are times when they don't have shit for shit.

]]> Nick http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023567 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023567 Theater Tue, 13 May 2008 15:19:59 -0800 Comment by scary tyler moore seattle opera staff is rife with big ol' closet queens, with mr. jenkins being the biggest queen of all. i used to be a opera volunteer, and i couldn't fathom why these guys couldn't be out to everyone, especially in opera! i ask you!

]]> scary tyler moore http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023629 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023629 Theater Tue, 13 May 2008 15:57:22 -0800 Comment by Nick @7:

GURL, after you sang along with the Hojotoho! I played the other night at Slog Happy, I knew I loved you.

Don't get me started with the gayness at Seattle Opera. I've had cast members invite me into their dressing rooms and to after-performance drinks at their apartments.

Someone who'd been in the chorus a long time told me that before I joined, SJ came out to the company. As if that voice needs a coming out speech!

]]> Nick http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023644 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023644 Theater Tue, 13 May 2008 16:04:52 -0800 Comment by MyDogBen OK, I watched Jen Graves's posted video of a dog nursing kittens. Then I listened to your clip of 9 tenors chasing an F note. See, this is the kind of quality journalism I expect from Slog.

]]> MyDogBen http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023900 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023900 Theater Tue, 13 May 2008 19:50:43 -0800 Comment by RHETT ORACLE Am not certain you are the one, Nick, BUT: a friend of mine and an opera subscriber spoke with you recently. According to him, you said you would be reviewing Eye Puritani for The Stranger. And then he asked me: "Why do you ever expect me to take The Stranger seriously?" If such is the case, I can understand why SP8 might wish to engage you in a thoughtful conversation.

]]> RHETT ORACLE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023983 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1023983 Theater Tue, 13 May 2008 22:17:22 -0800 Comment by Nick That certainly was not I, as I speak a million languages and have known this opera inside out since I was 16.

]]> Nick http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1024016 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/qui_la_voce_more_about_seattle_operas_pu#c1024016 Theater Wed, 14 May 2008 01:01:47 -0800