Don Giovanni as Seattle had never seen it before!

A lovesick dope wins the help of his special lady with a magic love potion that’s really cheap red wine.

Images highlighting 1990’s Cavalleria Rusticana

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

Our colorful first production of the Strauss-Hofmannsthal charmer!

Beloved mezzo Frederica von Stade’s only Seattle Opera appearance!

Verdi’s most ambitious opera came thrillingly to life in this spectacular production.

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

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

A rare summer performance of a Verdi classic!

Beethoven’s epic story of love, power, deception, and perseverance.

Images highlighting 1990’s Gianni Schicchi

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

None who were there will ever forget Jane Eaglen’s stunning Seattle Opera debut!

Richard Stilwell, Sheri Greenawald, Vinson Cole and others starred in Mozart’s thought-provoking comedy.

Angels aloft! And sliding down a giant playground slide in this familiar fairy-tale.

Madness at Mycenae! Gerard Schwarz conducted this Greek-inspired tragic psychological thriller.

Greer Grimsley’s first Wagner opera—complete with giant animatronic swan!

A beautiful (and beautifully sung) production of one of the most Romantic French operas.

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

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

A haunting and memorable production of what is often considered Britten’s masterpiece.

This charming folk opera returned to Seattle Opera with an all-new cast.

Catch a glimpse of Seattle Opera’s first and only production of Lehár’s The Merry Widow.

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

This revival of Nicholas Muni’s 1989 production, set in a strange dreamscape, starred Gordon Hawkins, fast becoming Seattle’s Verdi baritone of choice, as Count Di Luna.

Renée Fleming’s debut as Dvořák’s little mermaid.

Our only production of this intriguing American work.

Images from the first few years of our Young Artists Program!

Mirth and madness from the master of operatic mayhem!

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

Seattle Opera’s first production of the show featuring opera’s most gorgeous tenor-baritone duet!

Offenbach’s masterpiece, in a lovely Gunther Schneider-Siemssen production.

Dale Duesing played a Union soldier in over his head in post-Civil War South Carolina.

Seven magic bullets consecrated to the devil wreak havoc in this, the original German Romantic opera.

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

The final outing of Ring 2 was a great success, artistically—and financially!

An adorable young cast in Mozart’s whirligig comedy.

A Cinderella comedy without the glass slipper–but with a hilariously pompous stepfather and a rogue servant.

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

Dale Chihuly’s designs matched Debussy’s evocative, translucent music perfectly.

Maurice Sendak designed this charming production of an opera beloved by all ages.

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

Drag, disguise, and dummies make Die Fledermaus one of the world’s most popular operettas!

RING 2 achieved widespread acceptance this summer, and the number of performances increased to three.

Our only production of the Poulenc masterpiece.

A soprano turned into a butterfly at the climax of Seattle Opera’s first Spanish-language opera!

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

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

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

A sumptuous production of Richard Strauss’s most popular opera.

Superstar tenor required! Ben Heppner was the first Andrea Chénier at Seattle Opera since Franco Corelli in 1968.

Harolyn Blackwell’s Seattle Opera debut!

Images highlighting 1991’s Ariadne of Naxos

An amusing production of Mozart’s beloved comedy.

Images highlighting 1991’s Anna Bolena