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Seattle Opera’s 2023 Das Rheingold, with Sarah Larsen, Jacqueline Piccolino, and Shelly Traverse (photo: Philip Newton)
Seattle Opera’s 2023 Das Rheingold, with Sarah Larsen, Jacqueline Piccolino, and Shelly Traverse (photo: Philip Newton)
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Winter 2024
Article Published: 08 Dec 2023

Staged concert opera trims costs and underscores the music, but it's tricky to market

By David Patrick Stearns

In opera, staging exists on a spectrum. At one end, there is “grand” opera, that barely mov­able feast, with its complex sets and glamorous costumes. At the other end is “concert” opera, where singers typically dress in for­mal attire and stand in front of an orchestra, distilling the art form to only its musical elements.

This article was published in the Winter 2024 issue of Opera America Magazine.

David Patrick Stearns

David Patrick Stearns is a classical music critic and columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer and a regular contributor to Gramophone, Musical America, and Classical Voice North America.
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