Did You Know Opera Singers Don't Use Microphones?

Did You Know Opera Singers Don't Use Microphones?

The Seattle Opera’s Analog Amplification, Explained by Audrey Vann In January, I attended my first opera, Strauss’s Daphne at McCaw Hall. The experience was everything I wished it to be, though far less intimidating than I anticipated due to a lifetime of being inundated with stereotypes suggesting that opera was stuffy and old. My best friend and I used the occasion to dress up—both wearing black velvet dresses and fur-trimmed coats with updos …