Speight’s Wagner Memories: 98 TRISTAN UND ISOLDE

Speight’s dreams come true with a match made in operatic heaven.

Speight’s Wagner Memories: 94 LOHENGRIN

Speight gets the swan just the way he likes it!

Speight’s Wagner Memories: 89 MEISTERSINGER

Speight remembers how Nuremberg came to Seattle.

Artist of the Year: BEN HEPPNER as Andrea Chenier

Hear the performance that won Ben Heppner’s the Artist-of-the-Year Award!

1995/96 Andrea Chenier Program

Explore the 1995/96 Andrea Chenier Program!

1990/91 Rusalka Program

Explore the 1990/91 Rusalka Program!

1998/99 Tristan und Isolde Program

Explore the 1998/99 Tristan and Isolde Program!

1994/95 Lohengrin Program

Explore the 1994/95 Lohengrin Program!

1989/90 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Program

Explore the 1989/90 Master-Singers of Nuremberg Program!

1990: Ben Heppner and Renee Fleming as the Prince and Rusalka

Two spectacular voices, early in their careers, brought an unknown masterpiece to Seattle.

1989: Ben Heppner as Walther von Stolzing

Hear the great Canadian tenor sing one of his most gorgeous roles.

Artist of the Year: JANE EAGLEN as Isolde, with Ben Heppner as Tristan

Hear two of the great Wagner voices of our time, at the peak of their powers.

1994 Lohengrin

Greer Grimsley’s first Wagner opera—complete with giant animatronic swan!

1989 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Seattle Opera’s only production to date of Wagner’s sunny comedy.

1990 Rusalka

Renée Fleming’s debut as Dvořák’s little mermaid.

1998 Tristan und Isolde

Wagner News: “An opera experience that will stay with me for the rest of my life.”

1996 Andrea Chénier

Superstar tenor required! Ben Heppner was the first Andrea Chénier at Seattle Opera since Franco Corelli in 1968.