Ride of the Valkyries

The most familiar music from Wagner’s RING!

2001 Ring

The first full performance of Seattle Opera’s beloved “Green” Ring.

Two Languages in the ’76 WALKÜRE Death-Announcement Scene

A cast substitution with unexpected results.

2005 Ring

Our first RING in McCaw Hall–and Greer Grimsley’s first Wotan.

RING in English: Noel Tyl as Wotan

Hear the voice of Noel Tyl, one of our first Wotans.

2009 Ring

The “Green” Ring looked better than ever this summer.

1987 Ring

Leonie Rysanek’s unforgettable Seattle appearance!

1986 RING

The first complete presentation of the imaginative Rochaix/Israel Ring 2.

1985 Die Walküre

The moment when the difference between Speight Jenkins and Glynn Ross became apparent!

1984 Ring

The last summer for Ring 1!

1983 Ring

The final cycle produced by Glynn Ross.

1982 Ring

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

1981 Ring

A new Siegfried added to the excitement of Seattle Opera’s most ambitious summer program yet.

1980 RING

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

2000/01 Das Rheingold, Die Walküre Program

Explore the 2000/01 Das Rheingold, Die Walküre Program!

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.

1985/86 Die Walküre Program

Explore the 1985/86 Die Walküre Program!

1976 Ring

A new Brünnhilde headlined our second complete cycle.

1975 Ring

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

1973 Die Walküre

Glynn Ross begins introducing his favorite opera tetralogy to Seattle.

1987: Leonie Rysanek as Sieglinde

The great Viennese soprano’s only Seattle appearance!

1976: Seattle Opera’s Early Valkyries

“Ride of the Valkyries” — sung in English!

Artist of the Year: GREER GRIMSLEY as Wotan

Listen to the voice of Seattle’s reigning king of the gods.

1995 Ring

The final outing of Ring 2 was a great success, artistically—and financially!

1991 Ring

RING 2 achieved widespread acceptance this summer, and the number of performances increased to three.

2000 Das Rheingold and Die Walküre

This preview of our third RING production featured the first two operas in the cycle, presented in full one year later.

1972/73 Die Walküre Program

Explore the 1972/73 Die Walküre Program!