Explore the 2003/04 Mourning Becomes Electra Program!
An imaginative production of a wonderfully magical opera.
Listen to the voice of Seattle’s reigning king of the gods.
A stylish, sexy production of what’s been called the ‘perfect’ opera.
Explore the 2005/06 Cosi fan tutte Program!
Chris Alexander’s first award-winning production.
Conducted by Gerard Schwarz, this opera stretched Mercer Arts Arena to the acoustic limits.
Explore the 1999/2000 Boris Godunov Program!
Explore the 2003/04 Parsifal Program!
Explore the 2004 Young Artists Program Cosi fan tutte Program!
Three of our favorite singers starred in this Verdi masterpiece.
Seattle-based creative team Stephen Terrell, Edie Whitsett, Claire Hewitt, and Robert Wierzel created a psychologically taught, claustrophobic production of this bel canto tragedy.
Our first RING in McCaw Hall–and Greer Grimsley’s first Wotan.
From the 2009 Ring
Explore the 2001/02 Salome Program!
Tenor and baritone fight—not for the soprano’s love, but to escape her!
Hear audience laughter drowning out Mozart’s music!
Explore the 2006/07 La Boheme Program!
Grade-schoolers performing side-by-side with Seattle Opera Young Artists!
“Gloomy captain, go on land; seek a faithful woman’s hand! Another seven years rush by; another woman soon must die.”
Listen to Asher Fisch conduct overwhelming music from the first show in McCaw Hall!
“I think this is getting too silly!”
Explore the 2007/08 Flying Dutchman Program!
The unforgettable opera that opened McCaw Hall!
Grief, revenge, and murder… Explore Strauss’s Elektra!
Speight remembers how the “Green” RING began its life.
Based on the Eugene O’Neill play, and revised by the composer for Seattle Opera’s production.
Explore the 2008 Young Artists Program Trouble in Tahiti & Rita Program!
Wagner’s mighty epic performed for–and by!–kids all over Washington State.
Listen to a clip from Perry Lorenzo’s famous RING lectures!
Explore the 2006 Young Artists Program The Turn of the Screw Program!
Explore the 2006/07 L’Italiana in Algeri Program!
Explore the 2009 Young Artists Program A Midsummer Night’s Dream Program!
Explore the 2001/02 Madama Butterfly Program!
Revival of the 1994 production directed by Stephen Wadsworth.
A powerfully effective chamber version of Eugene Onegin.
This colorful and imaginative production will return in May 2014.
Listen to an amazing feat of bel canto virtuosity from one of our favorite tenors.
One performance, one role, two tenors!
Listen to some of the silliest music in all opera!
From the 2009 Ring cycle performances
The first Young Artists Program opera directed by Peter Kazaras!
Explore the 2002/03 Fidelio Program!
The people of Russia acclaim their new Tsar–but strange harmonies in the clanging bells warn us that all is not well.
Explore the 2006/07 Julius Caesar in Egypt Program!
Britten’s all-male nautical tragedy made its Seattle Opera debut in a spectacular production from Francesca Zambello, Alison Chitty, and Alan Burrett.
This romantic French opera features the popular “Flower Duet” and the “Bell Song,” beloved of coloraturas of yesteryear.
Explore the 2003 Young Artists Program La Boheme Program!
Watch scenes from this beautiful opera by Mexican composer Daniel Catán!
Patricia Racette in her Seattle debut.
A lovesick girl sings rhapsodies about a fantasy of the man she adores.
Listen to one of Verdi’s most popular tunes!
Marius Kwiecien sings the Champagne Aria!
Explore the 2008 Young Artists Program Tatyana’s Letter Program!
Stephanie Blythe curses Verdi’s priests.
The “Green” Ring looked better than ever this summer.
Explore the 1999/2000 Der Freischutz Program!
The twin casts of Speight Jenkins’ Seattle Opera.
Artist of the Year Winner Stephanie Blythe wows in Aida.
Listen to a great Russian bass who shared his country’s greatest opera with Seattle.
An old fool makes the mistake of a lifetime when he marries a pretty young thing.
Explore the 2008/09 The Pear Fishers Program!
“The jaws of hell gape wide and swallow all of creation” in some of Verdi’s most powerful music.
Explore the 2001 Ring Program!
“Out, damn spot…out, I say!”
Explore the 2002/03 Eugene Onegin Program!
Love at first candle lighting.
The award-winning performance in the first opera in the renovated McCaw Hall.
A touring production of Bernstein’s American masterpiece.
Explore the 2008/09 Aida Program!
Explore the 2007/08 I Puritani Program!
Explore the 2006/07 Don Giovanni Program!
Jane Eaglen stars in Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio 2002.
Explore the 1999/2000 Lakme Program!
Explore the 2004/05 Lohengrin Program!
Explore the 2002/03 Norma Program!
Speight finds a new Siegfried–with two days notice!
The last opera produced in the old Seattle Opera House.
This preview of our third RING production featured the first two operas in the cycle, presented in full one year later.
Veteran Carol Vaness paired with emerging newcomer Jay Hunter Morris in this rarely presented Puccini tragedy.
Polish barihunk Mariusz Kwiecien triumphed as Mozart’s seductive bad boy.
Who says Wagner singers are no fun?
Speight remembers consecrating McCaw Hall with Wagner’s most Wagnerian opera.
Explore the 2009/10 Il Trovatore Program!
The making of the Ring
From 2009 Ring cycle performances.
A ‘Just Add Water’ Così that toured the state in the fall of 2009.
Explore the 2003/04 Carmen Program!
The unseen heroes who bring it all together!
Three-minute complilation of footage from the final dress rehearsal of 2009’s DAS RHEINGOLD.
Explore the 2009/10 La Traviata Program!
Explore the 2007 Young Artists Program Falstaff Program!
Hear a Verdi duet of heartbreaking beauty.
Britten’s Shakespeare, set in a magical boarding school!
Listen to some of Verdi’s bubbliest music.
Puccini’s iconic tragedy, a staple of operatic performance, is performed for eager audiences.
Jonathan Miller’s startlingly contemporary production.
John Relyea’s unforgettable “Hoffmann” villains!
Explore the 2000/01 Das Rheingold, Die Walküre Program!
Explore the 2008/09 Bluebeard’s Castle and Erwartung Program!
Mayor Greg Nickels honored Speight’s 25th with a proclamation.
Part one of our series previewing 2009 RING Cycle focused on the artists involved and their rehearsal process.
One of opera’s best-loved love duets.
The earliest opera yet presented by Seattle Opera.
Explore the 2004/05 Tales of Hoffmann Program!
Explore the 2008/09 The Marriage of Figaro Program!
When a vocal cover is not enough…
The earliest composed opera performed by Seattle Opera.
Explore the 1999/2000 Barber of Seville Program!
Explore the 2004/05 Rigoletto Program!
A rootin’, tootin’ barn-burner of a western with a strong Puccini cast.
Puccini’s great comedy in a brilliant YAP production!
Hear the lively conclusion to Verdi’s great comedy.
Explore the 2005 Ring Program!
The Young Artists played Puccini’s beloved tragedy against Impressionist imagery.
Explore the 2004/05 Florencia in the Amazon Program!
Explore the 2008/09 Elektra Program!
Hear Ewa Podles’s award-winning Adalgisa!
Peter Kazaras’s brilliant production is born.
Explore this beloved cast, full of beautiful voices and frequent Seattle Opera artists.
Explore the 2009/10 Falstaff Program!
Explore the 2006 Young Artists Program The Tragedy of Carmen Program!
History of our costume shop!
A lively Young Artists production of Mozart’s comedy.
Explore the 2000/01 Tosca Program!
Both comedy and tragedy are found in Pagliacci, but laughter turns to tears in this Seattle Opera production 2008.
Explore the 2003/04 Girl of the West Program!
The first full performance of Seattle Opera’s beloved “Green” Ring.
The first opera of the new century showcased the chorus in their leading role as the people of Russia.
Starring future Artist-of-the-Year winners Lawrence Brownlee and Mary Elizabeth Williams!
Explore the 2009 Ring Program!
Explore the 2005/06 Die Fledermaus Program!
Explore the 2005 Young Artists Program Marriage of Figaro Program!
Greer Grimsley stars as the perfect villain!
Hear Oreste’s mad scene from Gluck masterpiece, in a co-production created with the Met.
The Young Artists take on Rossini’s Cinderella!
Explore the 2007/08 Tosca Program!
A spectacular cast and walls that dripped blood made for a thrilling night of Verdi and Shakespeare.
Nuccia Focile’s debut with Seattle Opera signing the title role, Tatyana, in Eugene Onegin
Explore the 2008 Young Artists Program Enchanted Child, Gianni Schicchi Program!
Hear the winners of our International Wagner Competitions!
Peter Kazaras’ lively staging featured Mariusz Kwiecien heading up a colorful cast of characters.
Explore the 2000/01 Falstaff Program!
The Making of the Ring
Explore the 2006/07 Der Rosenkavalier Program!
Explore the 2007/08 Iphigenia in Tauris Program!
Speight: “A remarkably easy RING!”
Hear Christopher Maltman sing his award-winning Billy Budd!
Explore the 2007/08 Pagliacci Program!
Our Young Artists rise to the challenge of Britten’s Shakespeare!
Explore the 2009 Young Artists Program Cosi Fan Tutte Program!
Revival of 1995 production updating the action to Mussolini’s Italy.
This fascinating double-bill won its director Artist of the Year.
Bizet’s exotic bonbon returns, starring William Burden.
Composed in 1996, this evocative production debuted in Seattle in 1998. It proved so popular it was revived only 7 years later.
Explore the 2002/03 Don Pasquale Program!
Discover Seattle Opera and Metropolitan Opera’s co-production of Iphigénie en Tauride, claimed as a rare treasure, debuted in 2007.
Carol Vaness made her role debut as The Marschallin and Maestro Asher Fisch won Artist-of-the-Year honors for conducting this revival of Bruno Schwengl’s lavish production.
YAP’s first ‘black-box’ opera tour!
Explore the 2005/06 The End of the Affair Program!
Listen to highlights from Mozart’s perfect opera.
Explore the 2004/05 Manon Lescaut Program!
Explore the 2000/01 Billy Budd Program!
Ewa Podles receives the artist of the year award in 2003’s production of Norma.
Explore the 2001/02 Un ballo in maschera Program!
Explore the 2001/02 Rusalka Program!
The ultimate tale of obsession unfolds in Bizet’s Carmen.
The first of three Verdi operas featured in our 2009/10 season.
The first Jake Heggie opera performed at Seattle Opera.
Three of Seattle’s favorite superstar singers braved the Nisqually earthquake during the run of this Puccini thriller.
Explore the 2001 Young Artists Program La Cenerentola Program!
Explore the 2000/01 Lucia di Lammermoor Program!
The world’s first opera buffa, toured around Washington by the Young Artists.
A beautifully haunting production of Britten’s ghost story.
Explore the 1999/2000 Magic Flute Program
Hear the three great voices of the rescheduled Tosca after the earthquake.
Explore the 2003/04 Ariadne auf Naxos Program!
Explore the 2005/06 Macbeth Program!
Young love triumphs over aged tyranny in this most popular of opera comedies.
Explore the 2000 Young Artists Program Don Giovanni Program!
The second Seattle Opera staging of Verdi’s final opera was directed by Shakespearean veteran Chris Alexander.