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Starring future Artist-of-the-Year winners Lawrence Brownlee and Mary Elizabeth Williams!

Sally Wolf won Artist of the Year this season for her extraordinary Lucia.

Our unforgettable War and Peace celebrated the end of the Cold War.

Don Giovanni as Seattle had never seen it before!

Both comedy and tragedy are found in Pagliacci, but laughter turns to tears in this Seattle Opera production 2008.

This cast of singers play Puccini’s bohemians in the classic tale of young love and despair.

Three of Seattle’s favorite superstar singers braved the Nisqually earthquake during the run of this Puccini thriller.

Not a dry eye in the house at the end of this gorgeous production.

More than 8,000 Seattelites enjoyed Madama Butterfly on the night of our first-ever Simulcast!

This colorful and imaginative production will return in May 2014.

Greer Grimsley stars as the perfect villain!

Puccini’s classic Tosca returns with Ghena Dimitrova.

A stunning production of Puccini’s grandest opera with an all-star cast.

A lovely Tosca faced off against a vile Scarpia in this fine production.

Composed in 1996, this evocative production debuted in Seattle in 1998. It proved so popular it was revived only 7 years later.

An amusing production of Mozart’s beloved comedy.

Dorothy Kirsten’s Seattle appearance.

Seattle Opera’s beautiful world premiere from 2010.

Polish barihunk Mariusz Kwiecien triumphed as Mozart’s seductive bad boy.

Mozart’s beloved comedy performed by an adorable young cast.

Seattle Opera’s first production of Puccini’s beloved tragedy.

Rigoletto continues to be a fan favorite with this luxurious 1982 production.

The fledgling company’s first production.

The Young Artists played Puccini’s beloved tragedy against Impressionist imagery.

A starry production of Verdi’s great melodrama.

An Aida featuring several RING singers.

The playboy is punished! This Don G featured a heroic Ottavio and a despicable Giovanni.

Mirth and madness from the master of operatic mayhem!

Starring June Anderson as Rosina!

Giovanni Martinelli’s one Seattle Opera appearance!

Back on the mainstage, Verdi’s Il Trovatore impresses again.

Starring Seattle Opera’s first African-American singer!

Romanian soprano Mariana Nicolesco was a beautiful Violetta.

A 1978 production of Bizet’s thrilling opera.

Young love triumphs over aged tyranny in this most popular of opera comedies.

A splendid production of Verdi’s masterpiece–complete with live horses!

Nilsson as the Ice Princess.

The ultimate tale of obsession unfolds in Bizet’s Carmen.

Beverly Sills sang Lucia in Seattle.

Seattle Opera opens its doors with Rigoletto.

Patricia Racette starred in this heart-breakingly beautiful production.

Wagner News: “An opera experience that will stay with me for the rest of my life.”

An attractive young cast was terrific in this beloved opera about tragic young love.

Korean soprano Sung-Sook Lee was Seattle Opera’s second Butterfly.

The greatest American opera came to Seattle in a production organized by Houston Grand Opera.

Love at first candle lighting.

Artist of the Year Winner Stephanie Blythe wows in Aida.

Polish soprano Zdizislawa Donat was a memorable Lucia.

A Fellini-style Don Giovanni starring a hot group of young artists.

Famed translator and music critic Andrew Porter made his directorial debut.

Our second production of Puccini’s perennially popular tragedy.

Gordon Hawkins became Seattle’s Verdi baritone of choice with this production.

The first Young Artists Program opera directed by Peter Kazaras!

“Death with honor before life with dishonor!” A strong production of Puccini’s great tragedy.

The Seattle Opera debut of Julian Patrick!

Roberta Peters was Seattle Opera’s first Lucia.

A multi-national cast brought Verdi’s tuneful melodrama to Seattle.

Puccini’s iconic tragedy, a staple of operatic performance, is performed for eager audiences.

A rare summer performance of a Verdi classic!

Aida set in a 19th century Museum of Egyptology? This Rochaix/Israel production intrigued some and baffled others.

A penguin-crocodile, floating coloratura queen, and befeathered Nathan Gunn delighted audiences in this final production of the millenium.

Gershwin’s fan favorite comes to life for the first time on the Seattle Opera stage.

Glynn Ross’s third and final Turandot–a production worthy of an MGM Bible epic spectacular!

Archie Drake’s first outing as Benoit/Alcindoro–a role he owned for decades at Seattle Opera.

Bizet’s sexy gypsy returns to the main stage!

Italian baritone Matteo Manuguerra shines in Seattle Opera’s second staging of Rigoletto.

The first performance of Bizet’s classic tale in Seattle Opera history!

Two alluring mezzo-sopranos gave us intensely seductive Carmens.

YAP’s first ‘black-box’ opera tour!

Carol Vaness takes on the role of Violetta in Verdi’s classic.

Check out the production which caused the first-ever Seattle Times opera-related phone-in poll!

Our powerful first production of this Gluck masterwork.

Barbara Daniels impresses in this production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.

Enter a frozen world ruled by a harsh ice princess–at your own risk!

Seattle’s first completely comic opera!

A fantastic cast brings Bizet’s stunning opera alive.

Starring Kaaren Erickson as Susanna.

A beautiful Renaissance-era production of the Verdi classic.

A Met tour of a beloved opera.

Colorful production of audience favorite featuring new sets by Seattle Opera and memorable costumes from Zandra Rhodes.

Local favorites Vinson Cole, Sally Wolf, and Dale Duesing took on Puccini’s bohemians.

Beverly Sills’ only Mimì!

Sherrill Milnes’s Seattle Opera debut!

Seattle Opera’s first home-grown production of the greatest American opera.

Despair, madness, and revenge fill the stage in Donizetti’s classic Lucia di Lammermoor.

Photos from Seattle Opera’s first production of the decade.

A lively production of Rossini’s great comedy.

A seductive production of Carmen that had it all.