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