THE RING in English

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

1984 Elektra

Janice Yoes, then Seattle’s Brünnhilde, took on the fearsome title role.

1975 Eugene Onegin

This Sarajevo Opera production starred some of Yugoslavia’s greatest singers.

1978 Boris Godunov

Nicola Ghiuselev sang the title role in Russian, and Giorgio Tozzi sang it in English!

1979 Faust

Erich Parce makes his Seattle Opera debut.

1986 Eugene Onegin

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

1976 Thaïs
1978 Falstaff

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

1984 The Ballad of Baby Doe

“Gold is a Fine Thing” and many more celebrated arias can be found in this American opera.

1989/90 Dialogues of the Carmelites Program

Explore the 1989/90 Dialogues of the Carmelites Program!

1985/86 Eugene Onegin Program

Explore the 1985/86 Eugene Onegin Program!

1985/86 Salome Program

Explore the 1985/86 Salome Program!

1985 Jenůfa

Featuring the Seattle Opera debuts of Stephen Wadsworth and Peter Kazaras!

1984/85 The Ballad of Baby Doe Program

Explore the 1984/85 Ballad of Baby Doe Program!

1983/84 Elektra Program

Explore the 1983/84 Elektra Program!

1979/80 Faust Program

Explore the 1979/80 Faust Program!

1977/78 Boris Godunov Program

Explore the 1977/78 Boris Godunov Program!

1986 RING

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

1984 Ring

The last summer for Ring 1!

1983 Ring

The final cycle produced by Glynn Ross.

1977/78 Falstaff Program

Explore the 1977/78 Falstaff Program!

1975/76 Thais Program

Explore the 1975/76 Thais Program!

1975/76 Eugene Onegin Program

Explore the 1975/76 Eugene Onegin Program!

1974/75 Il Trovatore Program

Explore the 1974/75 Il Trovatore Program!

1987 Ring Program

Explore the 1987 Ring Program!

1986 Ring Program

Explore the 1986 Ring Program!

1984 Ring Program

Explore the 1984 Ring Program!

1983 Ring Program

Explore the 1983 Ring Program!

1982 Ring Program

Explore the 1982 Ring Program!

1981 Ring & Tristan Program

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

1980 Ring Program

Explore the 1980 Ring Program!

1975 Ring

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

Geraldine Decker as Erda

Hear the voice of Seattle’s original Ur-Mutter.

1979 Ring Program

Explore the 1979 Ring Program!

1978 Ring Program

Explore the 1978 Ring Program!

1977 Ring Program

Explore the 1977 Ring Program.

1976 Ring Program

Explore the 1976 Ring Program!

1975/76 The Ring Program

Explore the 1974/75 Ring Program!

1974/75 Gotterdammerung Program

Explore the 1974/75 Gotterdammerung Program!