Andrea Gruber sings Lady Macbeth

“Out, damn spot…out, I say!”

THE RING in English

Listen to excerpts from Seattle Opera’s English-language RINGS!

“What Is This Thing Called Opera?”

Opera education and outreach, ’70s-style!

1973 Noye’s Fludde

350 schoolchildren starred in a Seattle Opera production in 1973!

1973 Manon Lescaut

Our first production directed, designed, and built entirely in-house!

1981 Manon Lescaut

Carol Neblett made her debut as Puccini’s coquette.

1968 Fidelio

Performed on an impressive “junk sculpture” set designed by a Jesuit priest, Father L.E. Lubbers.

1979 Faust

Erich Parce makes his Seattle Opera debut.

1980 Les contes d’Hoffmann

Ashley Putnam took on all three heroines in this production of Offenbach’s masterpiece.

1986 Eugene Onegin

Starring Dale Duesing, Peter Kazaras, Judith Haddon, and Geri Decker.

1976 Of Mice and Men

The return of this great American work, first performed in Seattle in 1970.

1970 Madama Butterfly

Seattle Opera’s first production of Puccini’s beloved tragedy.

1971 La boheme

Our second production of Puccini’s perennially popular tragedy.

1984 La forza del destino

Famed translator and music critic Andrew Porter made his directorial debut.

1986 Tosca

Puccini’s classic Tosca returns with Ghena Dimitrova.

1982 Rigoletto

Rigoletto continues to be a fan favorite with this luxurious 1982 production.

1976 Aida

An Aida featuring several RING singers.

1999 YAP The Marriage of Figaro Program

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2003 YAP La Boheme Program

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2005 YAP Marriage of Figaro Program

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2005 YAP Marriage of Figaro

The first Young Artists Program opera directed by Peter Kazaras!

2004 Ariadne auf Naxos

Chris Alexander’s first award-winning production.

1978 Magic Flute

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

1978 Falstaff

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

1973 Daughter of the Regiment

Anna Moffo’s Seattle Opera appearance!

1972 La Périchole

Our only performance of this charming operetta.

2005/06 Macbeth Program

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2004/05 The Tales of Hoffmann Program

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2003/04 Ariadne auf Naxos Program

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2003/04 Mourning Becomes Electra Program

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2002/03 Fidelio Program

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2002/03 Don Pasquale Program

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2001/02 Salome Program

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2001/02 Madama Butterfly Program

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2000/01 Tosca Program

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1999/2000 The Barber of Seville Program

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1999/2000 Boris Godunov Program

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1999/2000 The Magic Flute Program

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1998/99 Vanessa Program

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1997/98 La Boheme Program

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1997/98 The Marriage of Figaro Program

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1997/98 Der Rosenkavalier Program

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1996/97 Werther Program

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1996/97 Turandot Program

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1995/96 La Traviata Program

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1995/96 Andrea Chenier Program

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1995/96 Elektra Program

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1995/96 Carmen Program

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1994/95 Madama Butterfly Program

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1993/94 Tosca Program

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1992/93 The Merry Widow Program

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1992/93 Pelléas et Mélisande Program

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1992/93 The Passion of Jonathan Wade Program

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1992/93 The Barber of Seville Program

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1991/92 The Ballad of Baby Doe Program

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1991/92 La Boheme Program

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1990/91 Ariadne auf Naxos Program

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1990/91 Cavalleria Rusticana and Gianni Schicchi Program

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1990/91 War and Peace Program

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1989/90 The Tales of Hoffmann Program

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1989/90 Dialogues of the Carmelites Program

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1988/89 Madama Butterfly Program

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1988/89 Werther Program

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1988/89 Romeo and Juliet Program

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1987/88 Rigoletto Program

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1987/88 The Magic Flute Program

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1986/87 Otello Program

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1986/87 Tosca Program

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1985/86 Eugene Onegin Program

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1985/86 Salome Program

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1985/86 Manon Program

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2006 Macbeth

A spectacular cast and walls that dripped blood made for a thrilling night of Verdi and Shakespeare.

1990 WAR AND PEACE

Watch clips from Seattle Opera’s monumental production from the Goodwill Games!

1982 “Hollywood Die Fledermaus!”

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

1976 The Seagull

Thomas Pasatieri’s opera based on the Checkov play.

1970 Of Mice and Men

Seattle Opera’s first original commissioned work.

1979 Don Giovanni

A great star, but a compromised performance!

1971 Calvary Program

Glynn Ross comissioned a new Pasatieri chamber opera for a church in Medina.

RING in English: Archie Drake as Gunther and James McCray as Siegfried

Hear Archie Drake sing Gunther–in English!

1984/85 La Boheme Program

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1984/85 The Ballad of Baby Doe Program

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1983/84 Elektra Program

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1983/84 La forza del destino Program

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1983/84 The Marriage of Figaro Program

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1982/83 Peter Grimes Program

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1982/83 La fanciulla del West Program

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1982/83 The Barber of Seville Program

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1982/83 Carmen Program

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1982/83 Il Trovatore Program

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1981/82 Madama Butterfly Program

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1981/82 The Abduction from the Seraglio Program

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1981/82 Rigoletto Program

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1981/82 Turandot Program

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1981/82 Die Fledermaus Program

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1980/81 Don Pasquale Program

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1980/81 Manon Lescaut Program

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1980/81 Aida Program

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1980/81 The Tales of Hoffmann Program

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1979/80 La Traviata Program

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1979/80 Fidelio Program

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1979/80 Queen of Spades Program

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1979/80 Faust Program

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1979/80 Lucia di Lammermoor Program

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1978/79 La Boheme Program

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1978/79 Don Giovanni Program

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1978/79 Macbeth Program

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1978/79 Carmen Program

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1978/79 Norma Program

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1977/78 Boris Godunov Program

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1983 Ring

The final cycle produced by Glynn Ross.

1982 Ring

A game of musical chairs ensued when several Ring singers switched parts.

1980 RING

By 1980, Seattle’s Ring was a well-known west coast cultural phenomenon.

1977/78 Falstaff Program

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1977/78 The Magic Flute Program

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1977/78 The King of Lahore Program

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1977/78 Madama Butterfly Program

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1976/77 Tosca Program

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1976/77 La Cenerentola Program

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1976/77 Otello Program

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1976/77 Werther Program

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1976/77 Of Mice and Men Program

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1975/76 Thais Program

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1975/76 Aida Program

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1975/76 Eugene Onegin Program

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1975/76 Der Rosenkavalier Progarm

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1974/75 Il Trovatore Program

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1974/75 The Barber of Seville Program

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1973/74 Gianni Schicchi, Pagliacci Program

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1973/74 Cosi fan tutte Program

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1973/74 Rigoletto Program

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1973/74 Daughter of the Regiment Program

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1998/99 Tristan und Isolde Program

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1994/95 Lohengrin Program

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THE LARK OF GREAT YARMOUTH

A 2001 interview with Archie Drake, by Jonathan Dean.

1979 Ring

Edward Sooter made a great addition to our Ring cast at its fifth consecutive summer.

1978 Ring

Johanna Meier and Alberto Remedios joined our cast this summer.

1977 Ring

Simon Estes was a strong Hagen, and Ute Vinzing joined our Ring for the first time as Brünnhilde.

1989/90 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Program

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1982 Ring Program

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1980/81 Tristan and Isolde Program

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1981 Ring & Tristan Program

Explore the program for our Summer 1981 Wagner festival, featuring the Ring and Tristan and Isolde.

1980 Ring Program

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2005 Les contes d’Hoffmann

This colorful and imaginative production will return in May 2014.

1975 Ring

The first Ring performed complete within a week in the U.S. in a generation.

1975 Götterdämmerung

The first time the world ended at Seattle Opera!

1970: Of Mice and Men World Premiere

Hear Archie Drake in this thrilling American premiere.

1979 Ring Program

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1978 Ring Program

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1977 Ring Program

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1976 Ring Program

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1990 War and Peace

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

1975/76 The Ring Program

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1974/75 Gotterdammerung Program

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1973/74 Siegfried Program

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1972/73 Die Walküre Program

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1972/73 La Traviata Program

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1972/73 Manon Lescaut Program

Program for 1972/73 Manon Lescaut–the production that launched our Scenic Studios and Costume Shop.

1972/73 Faust Program

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1972/73 La Perichole Program

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1971/72 Lucia di Lammermoor Program

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1971/72 The Flying Dutchman Program

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1971/72 Un ballo in maschera Program

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1971/72 La Boheme Program

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1970/71 Carmen Program

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1970/71 Don Carlo Program

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1970/71 The Marriage of Figaro Program

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1970/71 The Tales of Hoffmann Program

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1970/71 Madama Butterfly Program

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1969/70 Salome Program

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1969/70 La forza del destino Program

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1969/70 Of Mice and Men Program

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1969/70 Turandot Program

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1969/70 Die Fledermaus Program

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1999 Vanessa

Our only production of this intriguing American work.

1967/68 Fidelio Program

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1991 La bohème

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

1998 La bohème

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

1996 Turandot

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