A lively Young Artists production of Mozart’s comedy.

Mozart’s beloved comedy performed by an adorable young cast.

Young love triumphs over aged tyranny in this most popular of opera comedies.

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

Mamma knows best…not!

Chris Alexander’s first award-winning production.

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

Our only performance of this charming operetta.

Harolyn Blackwell’s Seattle Opera debut!

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

Puccini’s great comedy in a brilliant YAP production!

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

Our only production of Verdi’s ‘other’ comedy.

Seattle’s first completely comic opera!

A double-cast production: soprano Sarah Coburn performed Rosina one and mezzo Kate Lindsey in the other!

Images highlighting 1990’s Gianni Schicchi

An adorable young cast in Mozart’s whirligig comedy.

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

Peter Kazaras’ lively staging featured Mariusz Kwiecien heading up a colorful cast of characters.

The world’s favorite operetta, starring several popular television stars of the day.

“I think this is getting too silly!”

A lively production of Rossini’s great comedy.

Mozart’s problem comedy—with a time machine!

An old fool makes the mistake of a lifetime when he marries a pretty young thing.

Seattle Opera’s first-ever performance at UW’s Meany Hall!

Images highlighting 1991’s Ariadne of Naxos

Our colorful first production of the Strauss-Hofmannsthal charmer!

Our Young Artists rise to the challenge of Britten’s Shakespeare!

A unique revival in which the alternating Rosinas were performed by different voice types.

Seattle Opera’s first-ever performance of Mozart’s intriguing comedy.

Sir Geraint Evans returns!

A wholly Shakespearean production of Verdi’s great comedy.

Tenor and baritone fight—not for the soprano’s love, but to escape her!

Colorful production of audience favorite featuring new sets by Seattle Opera and memorable costumes from Zandra Rhodes.

Starring Kaaren Erickson as Susanna.

Régine Crespin’s Seattle Opera appearance!

The Young Artists take on Rossini’s Cinderella!

A huge cast assembled for Strauss’s great comedy.

The first Seattle Opera appearance of the appealing Mary Costa.

Seattle Opera’s only production of this tuneful comedy.

An amusing production of Mozart’s beloved comedy.

Mirth and madness from the master of operatic mayhem!

Seattle Opera’s first production of Verdi’s comic Shakespearean masterpiece.

Starring June Anderson as Rosina!

Seattle Opera’s first production of Mozart’s great fairy-tale.

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

Who says Wagner singers are no fun?

Cinderella—as Seattle Opera had never seen her before!

Anna Moffo’s Seattle Opera appearance!

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

The second Seattle Opera staging of Verdi’s final opera was directed by Shakespearean veteran Chris Alexander.

Donizetti’s charming comedy about a magic bottle of wine.

Donizetti’s cautionary tale about an old man with a young wife.

Jonathan Miller’s startlingly contemporary production.

The world’s first opera buffa, toured around Washington by the Young Artists.

A ‘Just Add Water’ Così that toured the state in the fall of 2009.

Maurice Sendak’s beautiful production of Mozart’s fairy-tale.

Cinderella comes to Seattle Opera for the first time.

Starring Dale Duesing as Eisenstein!

A great accomplishment by Seattle Opera’s Young Artists Program.

The first Young Artists Program opera directed by Peter Kazaras!