Explore the 1969/70 Turandot Program!
Hear an astonishing “Si, pel ciel” from a great American tenor!
The first performance of Bizet’s classic tale in Seattle Opera history!
Explore the 1965/66 Madama Butterfly Program!
Explore the 1969/70 Salome Program!
Seattle Opera’s first season!
Explore the 1965/66 La Boheme Program!
Starring Seattle Opera’s first African-American singer!
Joan Sutherland’s Seattle debut!
The first contemporary opera presented by Seattle Opera.
The Seattle Opera debut of Julian Patrick!
The fledgling company’s first production.
Explore the 1966/67 La Traviata Program!
Explore the 1968/69 Aida Program!
Explore the 1965/66 Samson and Delilah Program!
The first Wagner production at Seattle Opera!
A Met tour of a beloved opera.
Explore the 1964/65 Lucia di Lammermoor Program!
Explore the 1964/65 Faust Program!
A group who have been promoting opera in Seattle since before Seattle Opera was born!
Starring husband-and-wife James McCracken & Sandra Warfield!
Seattle Opera’s first Traviata wasn’t ours at all—it came from the Met.
Explore the 1966/67 Turandot Program!
James McCracken brought down the house!
Explore the 1968/69 Andrea Chenier Program!
Explore the 1965/66 Il trovatore Program!
Explore the 1964/65 Boris Godunov Program!
Explore the 1967/68 Fidelio Program!
Sherrill Milnes’s Seattle Opera debut!
Explore the 1968/69 Tosca Program!
Explore the 1966/67 Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci Program!
Seattle Opera opens its doors with Rigoletto.
Performed on an impressive “junk sculpture” set designed by a Jesuit priest, Father L.E. Lubbers.
Explore the 1967/68 Romeo and Juliet Program!
The production that began it all.
Seattle’s first completely comic opera!
Explore the 1967/68 Don Giovanni Program!
Explore the 1964 Tosca Program!
Explore the 1968/69 Der Rosenkavalier Program!
Explore the 1967/68 The Crucible Program!
as told by Hans Lehmann
Explore the 1967/68 Otello Program!
Seattle’s first French-language opera production!
Explore the 1968/69 Elixir of Love Program!
Seattle Opera goes psychedelic!
Explore the 1966/67 Lakme Program!
Explore the 1964/65 Rigoletto Program!
Régine Crespin’s Seattle Opera appearance!
Joan Sutherland returned to Seattle as Donna Anna.
It’s love at first sight (and hearing!) when Seattle Opera meets Richard Wagner.
Roberta Peters was Seattle Opera’s first Lucia.
Listen to Sutherland and Tourangeau sing the famous “Lakmé” Flower Duet!
Dorothy Kirsten’s Seattle appearance.
Jerome Hines sang his greatest role in Seattle.
The unforgettable Seattle debut of Franco Corelli!
Explore the 1964 Carmen Program!
Beverly Sills’ only Mimì!
Explore the 1969/70 Die Fledermaus Program!
Explore the 1969/70 Of Mice and Men Program!
Giovanni Martinelli’s one Seattle Opera appearance!
Explore the 1966/67 La Boheme Program!
When Stravinsky and Basil Rathbone appeared at Seattle Opera!
Franco Corelli at Seattle Opera.
Explore the 1969/70 Force of Destiny Program!
History of our costume shop!
Explore the 1966/67 The Barber of Seville Program!
Nilsson as the Ice Princess.
The first Seattle Opera appearance of the appealing Mary Costa.
Explore the 1965/66 Lohengrin Program!
Listen to Corelli’s stunning “Ah, lève-toi soleil!”
