Morlot returns to lead Seattle Symphony’s season-closing showcase

Demarre McGill, Ludovic Morlot and the Seattle Symphony

Ludovic Morlot conducts the Seattle Symphony

Por Thomas May, 21 junio 2025

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Crítica hecha desde Benaroya Hall, S Mark Taper Auditorium, Seattle el 19 junio 2025

Ravel, Rapsodie espagnole (Rapsodia española)

Schuller, Sinfonía para metales y percusión

Ravel, Sites auriculaires

Loggins-Hull, Flute Concerto

Fauré, Fantaisie

Ravel, Bolero

Demarre McGill, Flauta

Seattle Symphony

Ludovic Morlot, Dirección

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Presented without staging, Seattle Opera’s concert Daphne places Strauss’ extreme vocal demands and saturated orchestral writing in sharp relief, offering a high-risk encounter with a rarely heard late opera.

****1

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****1

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****1

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The Seattle Symphony co-commissions a new work, Jan Lisiecki plays Mozart with religious fervor, and Stravinsky's Sacre still creates an uproar.

***11

Mozart meets Vaudeville in Seattle's silent movie Magic Flute

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Eye-popping, hand-drawn animation melds with Mozart's fantastical world and the silent film era to create a colorful and energetic new-to-Seattle production.

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Thomas May

Thomas May is a writer and translator based in Seattle. His books include Decoding Wagner and The John Adams Reader, and he blogs about the arts at memeteria.com. He has written for The Washington Post, Gramophone, Listen, Symphony magazine, OPERA America, crosscut.com, and many other publications.

Ludovic Morlot returns to lead Seattle Symphony’s season-closing showcase