Seattle Opera’s flagship education program has been introducing young people to opera for almost 30 years.
A favorite young composer of ours in the 1970s!
From the book, “Classical Music in America”
A 1982 article about Glynn Ross and Seattle’s Ring.
A McCaw Hall open house full of Mozart-inspired musical madness.
Grade-schoolers performing side-by-side with Seattle Opera Young Artists!
Listen to the 2012/13 YAPs celebrating Verdi in style!
Mamma knows best…not!
A McCaw Hall open house full of fun, music, and hair!
Program for 1972/73 Manon Lescaut–the production that launched our Scenic Studios and Costume Shop.
A McCaw Hall Open House celebrating everyone’s favorite rags-to-riches heroine!
A precursor of Seattle Opera’s Young Artists Program.
The world’s first ‘rock opera’ was Bette Midler’s only Seattle Opera appearance!
A pioneer opera education program, which later became a model for programs nationwide.
The career of an artist who gave much to Seattle Opera.
Tenor and baritone fight—not for the soprano’s love, but to escape her!
Remarks from the award ceremony
More than 8,000 Seattelites enjoyed Madama Butterfly on the night of our first-ever Simulcast!
R. M. Campbell’s obituary recaps the remarkable career of Glynn Ross.
A ‘Just Add Water’ Così that toured the state in the fall of 2009.
Footage from the fun open house that kicked off our 2013 RING.
Our Young Artists saluted Giuseppe Verdi in style for his bicentennial!
A touring production of Bernstein’s American masterpiece.
Seattle Opera’s first season!
An imaginative production of a wonderfully magical opera.
Wagner’s mighty epic performed for–and by!–kids all over Washington State.
Meet the invaluable volunteers who help visiting artists live in Seattle.
Seattle Opera goes psychedelic!
A great teacher who turned many in our community on to the beauty and power of opera.
Mayor Greg Nickels honored Speight’s 25th with a proclamation.
A special Halloween treat from fall 2010!
The world’s first opera buffa, toured around Washington by the Young Artists.
Patricia Racette in her Seattle debut.
The ancient history of our performance space!
Images from the first few years of our Young Artists Program!
Seattle Opera’s Community and Artist Relations Manager has been with the company since the late ’70s.
A group who have been promoting opera in Seattle since before Seattle Opera was born!
The announcement of Seattle Opera’s third General Director.
Our only production of Verdi’s ‘other’ comedy.
Opera education and outreach, ’70s-style!
Young adults have all the fun at Seattle Opera!
350 schoolchildren starred in a Seattle Opera production in 1973!
Speight lectures on the Ring in the summer of 1982.
Phil Kelsey has been at the heart of Seattle Opera’s music department since 1983.
Glynn Ross comissioned a new Pasatieri chamber opera for a church in Medina.
25 Years of Backstage Passes collected by soprano Donna Baldwin, a member of our chorus.
YAP’s first ‘black-box’ opera tour!
