A precursor of Seattle Opera’s Young Artists Program.
R. M. Campbell’s obituary recaps the remarkable career of Glynn Ross.
Glynn Ross comissioned a new Pasatieri chamber opera for a church in Medina.
Patricia Racette in her Seattle debut.
A McCaw Hall open house full of fun, music, and hair!
From the book, “Classical Music in America”
Our Young Artists saluted Giuseppe Verdi in style for his bicentennial!
Footage from the fun open house that kicked off our 2013 RING.
Meet the invaluable volunteers who help visiting artists live in Seattle.
Program for 1972/73 Manon Lescaut–the production that launched our Scenic Studios and Costume Shop.
A favorite young composer of ours in the 1970s!
Opera education and outreach, ’70s-style!
Seattle Opera’s Community and Artist Relations Manager has been with the company since the late ’70s.
A 1982 article about Glynn Ross and Seattle’s Ring.
The world’s first opera buffa, toured around Washington by the Young Artists.
A special Halloween treat from fall 2010!
Seattle Opera’s first season!
More than 8,000 Seattelites enjoyed Madama Butterfly on the night of our first-ever Simulcast!
Remarks from the award ceremony
350 schoolchildren starred in a Seattle Opera production in 1973!
The world’s first ‘rock opera’ was Bette Midler’s only Seattle Opera appearance!
The ancient history of our performance space!
A touring production of Bernstein’s American masterpiece.
Speight lectures on the Ring in the summer of 1982.
A ‘Just Add Water’ Così that toured the state in the fall of 2009.
25 Years of Backstage Passes collected by soprano Donna Baldwin, a member of our chorus.
Phil Kelsey has been at the heart of Seattle Opera’s music department since 1983.
A McCaw Hall open house full of Mozart-inspired musical madness.
A pioneer opera education program, which later became a model for programs nationwide.
YAP’s first ‘black-box’ opera tour!
A great teacher who turned many in our community on to the beauty and power of opera.
The career of an artist who gave much to Seattle Opera.
Wagner’s mighty epic performed for–and by!–kids all over Washington State.
Grade-schoolers performing side-by-side with Seattle Opera Young Artists!
An imaginative production of a wonderfully magical opera.
Tenor and baritone fight—not for the soprano’s love, but to escape her!
Mamma knows best…not!
Images from the first few years of our Young Artists Program!
Young adults have all the fun at Seattle Opera!
A McCaw Hall Open House celebrating everyone’s favorite rags-to-riches heroine!
Mayor Greg Nickels honored Speight’s 25th with a proclamation.
Seattle Opera goes psychedelic!
The announcement of Seattle Opera’s third General Director.
A group who have been promoting opera in Seattle since before Seattle Opera was born!
Listen to the 2012/13 YAPs celebrating Verdi in style!
Seattle Opera’s flagship education program has been introducing young people to opera for almost 30 years.
Our only production of Verdi’s ‘other’ comedy.
