Explore the 1967/68 Don Giovanni Program!
Hear an astonishing “Si, pel ciel” from a great American tenor!
Explore the 1964 Tosca Program!
Explore the 1964/65 Faust Program!
The Seattle Opera debut of Julian Patrick!
When Stravinsky and Basil Rathbone appeared at Seattle Opera!
Listen to Sutherland and Tourangeau sing the famous “Lakmé” Flower Duet!
The first performance of Bizet’s classic tale in Seattle Opera history!
The unforgettable Seattle debut of Franco Corelli!
Explore the 1964/65 Rigoletto Program!
Explore the 1968/69 Tosca Program!
A Met tour of a beloved opera.
Beverly Sills’ only Mimì!
Explore the 1968/69 Der Rosenkavalier Program!
Seattle Opera’s first season!
Explore the 1967/68 Otello Program!
Franco Corelli at Seattle Opera.
Seattle Opera’s first Traviata wasn’t ours at all—it came from the Met.
Explore the 1968/69 Elixir of Love Program!
Explore the 1969/70 Of Mice and Men Program!
Explore the 1964/65 Lucia di Lammermoor Program!
Explore the 1965/66 Il trovatore Program!
Régine Crespin’s Seattle Opera appearance!
Explore the 1969/70 Turandot Program!
Joan Sutherland’s Seattle debut!
Explore the 1967/68 Romeo and Juliet Program!
Explore the 1967/68 The Crucible Program!
The first Wagner production at Seattle Opera!
Listen to Corelli’s stunning “Ah, lève-toi soleil!”
Dorothy Kirsten’s Seattle appearance.
The production that began it all.
Seattle Opera goes psychedelic!
The first contemporary opera presented by Seattle Opera.
The fledgling company’s first production.
Explore the 1966/67 La Traviata Program!
Seattle Opera opens its doors with Rigoletto.
Explore the 1968/69 Aida Program!
Explore the 1969/70 Force of Destiny Program!
Explore the 1966/67 La Boheme Program!
Explore the 1965/66 La Boheme Program!
Explore the 1968/69 Andrea Chenier Program!
Jerome Hines sang his greatest role in Seattle.
Giovanni Martinelli’s one Seattle Opera appearance!
Starring husband-and-wife James McCracken & Sandra Warfield!
Explore the 1965/66 Madama Butterfly Program!
Explore the 1964/65 Boris Godunov Program!
Joan Sutherland returned to Seattle as Donna Anna.
History of our costume shop!
Explore the 1969/70 Salome Program!
Performed on an impressive “junk sculpture” set designed by a Jesuit priest, Father L.E. Lubbers.
It’s love at first sight (and hearing!) when Seattle Opera meets Richard Wagner.
Seattle’s first completely comic opera!
as told by Hans Lehmann
Starring Seattle Opera’s first African-American singer!
James McCracken brought down the house!
Explore the 1966/67 Turandot Program!
Seattle’s first French-language opera production!
Nilsson as the Ice Princess.
Explore the 1969/70 Die Fledermaus Program!
Explore the 1967/68 Fidelio Program!
Explore the 1965/66 Lohengrin Program!
Sherrill Milnes’s Seattle Opera debut!
Roberta Peters was Seattle Opera’s first Lucia.
Explore the 1964 Carmen Program!
Explore the 1965/66 Samson and Delilah Program!
The first Seattle Opera appearance of the appealing Mary Costa.
Explore the 1966/67 Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci Program!
Explore the 1966/67 Lakme Program!
A group who have been promoting opera in Seattle since before Seattle Opera was born!
Explore the 1966/67 The Barber of Seville Program!