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Artist of the Year Winner Stephanie Blythe wows in Aida.

Back on the mainstage, Verdi’s Il Trovatore impresses again.

Our powerful first production of this Gluck masterwork.

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

An amusing production of Mozart’s beloved comedy.

Korean soprano Sung-Sook Lee was Seattle Opera’s second Butterfly.

Patricia Racette starred in this heart-breakingly beautiful production.

Greer Grimsley stars as the perfect villain!

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

The Seattle Opera debut of Julian Patrick!

A seductive production of Carmen that had it all.

A penguin-crocodile, floating coloratura queen, and befeathered Nathan Gunn delighted audiences in this final production of the millenium.

A fantastic cast brings Bizet’s stunning opera alive.

The Young Artists played Puccini’s beloved tragedy against Impressionist imagery.

Giovanni Martinelli’s one Seattle Opera appearance!

Beverly Sills sang Lucia in Seattle.

Colorful production of audience favorite featuring new sets by Seattle Opera and memorable costumes from Zandra Rhodes.

Roberta Peters was Seattle Opera’s first Lucia.

This cast of singers play Puccini’s bohemians in the classic tale of young love and despair.

YAP’s first ‘black-box’ opera tour!

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

Not a dry eye in the house at the end of this gorgeous production.

A splendid production of Verdi’s masterpiece–complete with live horses!

The playboy is punished! This Don G featured a heroic Ottavio and a despicable Giovanni.

A starry production of Verdi’s great melodrama.

The fledgling company’s first production.

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

Mozart’s beloved comedy performed by an adorable young cast.

A lovely Tosca faced off against a vile Scarpia in this fine production.

The greatest American opera came to Seattle in a production organized by Houston Grand Opera.

Starring Kaaren Erickson as Susanna.

Seattle Opera’s beautiful world premiere from 2010.

Don Giovanni as Seattle had never seen it before!

Bizet’s sexy gypsy returns to the main stage!

Seattle Opera opens its doors with Rigoletto.

This colorful and imaginative production will return in May 2014.

Archie Drake’s first outing as Benoit/Alcindoro–a role he owned for decades at Seattle Opera.

Romanian soprano Mariana Nicolesco was a beautiful Violetta.

The first performance of Bizet’s classic tale in Seattle Opera history!

Starring June Anderson as Rosina!

Sally Wolf won Artist of the Year this season for her extraordinary Lucia.

Beverly Sills’ only Mimì!

The first Young Artists Program opera directed by Peter Kazaras!

Starring future Artist-of-the-Year winners Lawrence Brownlee and Mary Elizabeth Williams!

Gershwin’s fan favorite comes to life for the first time on the Seattle Opera stage.

A multi-national cast brought Verdi’s tuneful melodrama to Seattle.

Puccini’s classic Tosca returns with Ghena Dimitrova.

Seattle’s first completely comic opera!

Gordon Hawkins became Seattle’s Verdi baritone of choice with this production.

Our second production of Puccini’s perennially popular tragedy.

Italian baritone Matteo Manuguerra shines in Seattle Opera’s second staging of Rigoletto.

A Met tour of a beloved opera.

Nilsson as the Ice Princess.

More than 8,000 Seattelites enjoyed Madama Butterfly on the night of our first-ever Simulcast!

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

A lively production of Rossini’s great comedy.

Glynn Ross’s third and final Turandot–a production worthy of an MGM Bible epic spectacular!

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

Photos from Seattle Opera’s first production of the decade.

Polish barihunk Mariusz Kwiecien triumphed as Mozart’s seductive bad boy.

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

Young love triumphs over aged tyranny in this most popular of opera comedies.

Dorothy Kirsten’s Seattle appearance.

An Aida featuring several RING singers.

Two alluring mezzo-sopranos gave us intensely seductive Carmens.

The ultimate tale of obsession unfolds in Bizet’s Carmen.

Barbara Daniels impresses in this production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.

A rare summer performance of a Verdi classic!

A beautiful Renaissance-era production of the Verdi classic.

Starring Seattle Opera’s first African-American singer!

A stunning production of Puccini’s grandest opera with an all-star cast.

Seattle Opera’s first home-grown production of the greatest American opera.

Carol Vaness takes on the role of Violetta in Verdi’s classic.

Love at first candle lighting.

Puccini’s iconic tragedy, a staple of operatic performance, is performed for eager audiences.

Sherrill Milnes’s Seattle Opera debut!

Check out the production which caused the first-ever Seattle Times opera-related phone-in poll!

Three of Seattle’s favorite superstar singers braved the Nisqually earthquake during the run of this Puccini thriller.

Both comedy and tragedy are found in Pagliacci, but laughter turns to tears in this Seattle Opera production 2008.

Despair, madness, and revenge fill the stage in Donizetti’s classic Lucia di Lammermoor.

A Fellini-style Don Giovanni starring a hot group of young artists.

“Death with honor before life with dishonor!” A strong production of Puccini’s great tragedy.

A 1978 production of Bizet’s thrilling opera.

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

Polish soprano Zdizislawa Donat was a memorable Lucia.

Aida set in a 19th century Museum of Egyptology? This Rochaix/Israel production intrigued some and baffled others.

Composed in 1996, this evocative production debuted in Seattle in 1998. It proved so popular it was revived only 7 years later.

Mirth and madness from the master of operatic mayhem!