Our only production of this intriguing American work.

Images highlighting 1990’s Cavalleria Rusticana

Harolyn Blackwell’s Seattle Opera debut!

Images highlighting 1991’s Ariadne of Naxos

Don Giovanni as Seattle had never seen it before!

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

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

Images highlighting 1991’s Anna Bolena

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

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

Images highlighting 1990’s Gianni Schicchi

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Our only production of the Poulenc masterpiece.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Mirth and madness from the master of operatic mayhem!

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

An adorable young cast in Mozart’s whirligig comedy.

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

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

Our colorful first production of the Strauss-Hofmannsthal charmer!

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

An amusing production of Mozart’s beloved comedy.

A rare summer performance of a Verdi classic!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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