Seattle Opera’s “Rigoletto”, with Marco Vratogna as Rigoletto and Barry Johnson as Marullo (Photo: Elise Bakketun)

This week’s featured concerts:

Jan. 20 – 27 — True to its name, the Salish Sea Early Music Festival tours the Washington coastline from Bellingham to Tacoma with a whirlwind of seven concerts in one week. This installment of the festival features chamber music of 18th century France performed on period instruments.

Jan. 22 – 25 — This is the final weekend to catch Seattle Opera‘s Rigoletto. Verdi’s classic comes alive in this re-staging of a 2004 production set in Mussolini-era Italy.

Jan. 23 – 24 — Experience the latest in electronics, video, and interactive media at “Crotchets, Quavers…and Silicon Parchment“, a two-night festival hosted by the UW Center for Digital Arts & Experimental Media (DXARTS) and the Wayward Music Series.

Jan. 24 – Feb. 2 — The Seattle Chamber Music Society‘s 2014 Winter Festival brings Beethoven, Schumann, Dvořák, and a host of other favorites to Benaroya Hall, along with a special performance by the Ehnes Quartet.