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