A fantastic young American soprano created the role of the heroine’s namesake in Amelia.
Patricia Racette starred in this heart-breakingly beautiful production.
Seattle Opera’s beautiful world premiere from 2010.
Wagner’s mighty epic performed for–and by!–kids all over Washington State.
Explore the 2012 Young Artists Program Don Pasquale Program!
Listen to “My man’s gone now”!
A stunning production of Puccini’s grandest opera with an all-star cast.
Listen to highlights from Strauss’s outrageous tragicomedy.
Watch a Video Excerpt
This innovative new production turned the stage into a library desktop, complete with giant books, ink wells, and feather pens.
Explore the 2010/11 The Magic Flute Program!
Explore the 2010/11 The Barber of Seville Program!
Explore the 2013 Young Artists Program King for a Day program!
Explore the 2013 Young Artists Program Viva Verdi Program!
A favorite soprano singing a wild aria.
YAP moved to UW’s Meany Hall for this lively comedy.
The most familiar music from Wagner’s RING!
Aleksandra Kurzak sings Lucia’s Mad Scene!
A memorable voice in a powerful role.
Photos from Seattle Opera’s first production of the decade.
Explore the 2009/10 La Traviata Program!
Explore the 2012 Young Artists Program Werther program!
Hear the gorgeous trio from “Così fan tutte” sung by three of our favorite singers.
A Fellini-style Don Giovanni starring a hot group of young artists.
Listen to musical highlights from Donizetti’s charming operetta.
Explore the 2010 Young Artists Program Viva la Mamma! Program!
The Seattle debut of Christiane Libor, with Greer Grimsley as a delicious villain.
Explore the 2010/11 Tristan and Isolde Program!
Seattle Opera’s stirring production of this Verdi rarity.
A minimalist new production directed by Peter Kazaras that was inspired in part from the Ambrose Bierce short story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.”
Our liveliest production yet of this great comedy!
Explore the 2012/13 Fidelio Program!
The orchestra mourns the death of a fallen hero.
Not a dry eye in the house at the end of this gorgeous production.
The first commission under Speight Jenkins’ leadership.
Explore the 2010 Young Artists Program Ariadne Auf Naxos Program!
Hear the luscious voice of a great mezzo singing the role she created.
Explore the 2012/13 La Boheme Program!
A great accomplishment by Seattle Opera’s Young Artists Program.
Antonello Palombi sings one of opera’s most beloved arias.
Explore the 2011/12 Madama Butterfly Program!
New production featured a repurposed set from 2008’s “I PURITANI”.
A unique revival in which the alternating Rosinas were performed by different voice types.
Listen to some of Mozart’s greatest music, from performances in 1999 and 2011.
Listen to the 2012/13 YAPs celebrating Verdi in style!
A double-cast production: soprano Sarah Coburn performed Rosina one and mezzo Kate Lindsey in the other!
Watch Video: Music with Maestro Asher Fisch
Hear the German soprano who triumphed at Seattle Opera recently in Fidelio.
Our only production of Verdi’s ‘other’ comedy.
Explore the 2011/12 Orphee et Eurydice Program!
Cinderella—as Seattle Opera had never seen her before!
Explore the 2010/11 Lucia di Lammermoor Program!
A rousing overture from the master of Italian opera.
A wholly Shakespearean production of Verdi’s great comedy.
Listen to highlights from this effervescent Rossini comedy!
Some of the most joyously noisy music in all opera!
Explore the 2009/10 Amelia Program!
A touring production of Massenet’s tragedy about an ‘emo’ artist.
More than 8,000 Seattelites enjoyed Madama Butterfly on the night of our first-ever Simulcast!
Mamma knows best…not!
A fascinating double-bill of dark twentieth-century masterpieces.
Hear Asher Fisch conduct the TRISTAN Prelude!
Seattle Opera’s first home-grown production of the greatest American opera.
A home-grown team of young designers created a gorgeous production of Gluck’s masterpiece.
Explore the 2012/13 Cinderella Program!
Two alluring mezzo-sopranos gave us intensely seductive Carmens.
Watch Director’s Talk Video with Peter Kazaras
Explore the 2012/13 Turandot Program!
William Burden as Orphée implores the Furies to return his Eurydice to him.
Operatic fun for everyone in a colorful Cinderella!
Listen to the voice of Seattle’s reigning king of the gods.
Explore the 2011 Young Artists Program Don Giovanni Program!
Our Young Artists saluted Giuseppe Verdi in style for his bicentennial!
Explore the 2011/12 Porgy and Bess Program!
Explore the 2011/12 Attila Program!
The Young Artists’ only German-language production!
Explore the 2013/14 La Voix Humaine/ Suor Angelica Program!
Explore the 2013 Ring Program!
Explore the 2011/12 Carmen Program!
Explore the 2009/10 Falstaff Program!
Explore the 2010/11 Don Quichotte Program!
Seattle Opera’s first-ever performance at UW’s Meany Hall!
Colorful production of audience favorite featuring new sets by Seattle Opera and memorable costumes from Zandra Rhodes.
Explore the 2009/10 Il Trovatore Program!
The announcement of Seattle Opera’s third General Director.
Peter Kazaras directs Rossini’s popular comedy!
