Speight’s Wagner Memories: 03 PARSIFAL

Speight remembers consecrating McCaw Hall with Wagner’s most Wagnerian opera.
From the TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Prelude

Hear Asher Fisch conduct the TRISTAN Prelude!
PARSIFAL Enters the Grail Temple

Listen to Asher Fisch conduct overwhelming music from the first show in McCaw Hall!
Asher Fisch Conducts Siegfried’s Funeral March

The orchestra mourns the death of a fallen hero.

“Nessun dorma” from TURANDOT

Antonello Palombi sings one of opera’s most beloved arias.

Ride of the Valkyries

The most familiar music from Wagner’s RING!
2006 Der Rosenkavalier

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.
2012/13 Fidelio Program

Explore the 2012/13 Fidelio Program!
2012/13 Turandot Program

Explore the 2012/13 Turandot Program!
2006/07 Der Rosenkavalier Program

Explore the 2006/07 Der Rosenkavalier Program!
2010 Tristan and Isolde

Watch Video: Music with Maestro Asher Fisch
2010 Tristan and Isolde

Watch Director’s Talk Video with Peter Kazaras
2010 Tristan and Isolde

Watch a Video Excerpt
2006 & 2008 International Wagner Competitions

Hear the winners of our International Wagner Competitions!
2010/11 Tristan and Isolde Program

Explore the 2010/11 Tristan and Isolde Program!
2007/08 Flying Dutchman Program

Explore the 2007/08 Flying Dutchman Program!
2004/05 Lohengrin Progarm

Explore the 2004/05 Lohengrin Program!
2003/04 Parsifal Progarm

Explore the 2003/04 Parsifal Program!
2010 Tristan und Isolde

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.”
Christiane Libor debuts as Leonore

Hear the German soprano who triumphed at Seattle Opera recently in Fidelio.

Artist of the Year: STEPHEN MILLING as Gurnemanz

The award-winning performance in the first opera in the renovated McCaw Hall.