The Stranger

Claudio Monteverdi was the first great opera composer, but his works are small, unusual, and rarely staged. Pacific Operaworks' Return of Ulysses (March 11–21 at the Moore) is a great exception. Another one: the chance to peek in on rehearsals while experiencing Mary Temple's nearly invisible painting installations; Dawn Clements's painstaking charcoal drawing of an entrapping apartment; Ed Ruscha's photographic documentation of every building on the Sunset Strip; and Claire Cowie's lusciously painted ceramic moths mounted on pins, lined up by the light. Just don't disturb the singers. (Western Bridge, 3412 Fourth Ave S, 838-7444. Noon–6 pm, free.) by Jen Graves

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