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X: The Life and Times of Malcolm XSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
This revival memorializes — again — one of America’s tragic human-rights legends |
 7 Mar 24 / Oregon Artswatch |
Seattle Opera’s X reflects on Malcolm X’s legacy, past and present |
| 6 Mar 24 / Seen and Heard |
‘X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X’ at Seattle Opera is unflinching |
| 28 Feb 24 / The Seattle Times |
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A work replete with tour-de-force roles for multiple singers, plenty of action, and high drama as high art |
| 27 Feb 24 / Broadway World |
AlcinaSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Captivating, flirtatious, sometimes weird |
| 30 Oct 23 / Bachtrack |
Seattle Opera makes a rare foray into Baroque opera with Handel’s Alcina |
| 21 Oct 23 / Seen and Heard |
Das RheingoldSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Donner’s party: Wagner’s Das Rheingold on the Ring of Fire |
| 20 Aug 23 / Counter Punch |
A new ‘Ring,’ or is this ‘Rheingold’ just a toe in The Wagnerian stream? |
| 19 Aug 23 / Classical Voice North America |
Greer Grimsley, Frederick Ballentine star in visually arresting production |
| 17 Aug 23 / OperaWire |
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Frederick Ballentine’s Loge shines in Das Rheingold to open Seattle Opera’s season |
| 16 Aug 23 / Bachtrack |
Seattle Opera mines a novel, futuristic ‘Rheingold’ |
| 15 Aug 23 / The Seattle Times |
High tech meets myth in Seattle Opera Rheingold |
| 14 Aug 23 / Broadway World |
La TraviataSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
A grand yet intimate La traviata at Seattle Opera |
| 14 May 23 / Seen and Heard |
Seattle Opera’s ‘La Traviata’ puts an imaginative spin on a classic |
| 8 May 23 / The Seattle Times |
A Thousand Splendid SunsSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Seattle Opera gives a gripping world premiere performance |
| 22 Mar 23 / OperaWire |
A woman’s face: “A Thousand Splendid Suns” in Seattle |
| 9 Mar 23 / Oregon Artswatch |
Death comes for the heroine—again — Stunning opera blazons paradox for abused women |
| 8 Mar 23 / Northwest Asian Weekly |
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Pursuing the intensity of ‘Thousand Suns’ in opera world premiere |
| 4 Mar 23 / Classical Voice North America |
At Seattle Opera, ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ burns brightly |
| 2 Mar 23 / Crosscut |
Samson et DalilaSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
J’Nai Bridges and Yonghoon Lee in a thrilling concert performance of Samson and Delilah in Seattle |
| 25 Jan 23 / Seen and Heard |
Seattle natives shine in Samson et Dalila |
| 24 Jan 23 / Bachtrack |
Not seen at Seattle Opera for nearly 60 years, ‘Samson and Delilah’ excites |
| 22 Jan 23 / The Seattle Times |
Tristan und IsoldeSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Seattle Opera remains committed to its Wagnerian roots |
| 25 Oct 22 / Opera Today |
‘Tristan’ redux: melding images from mythology with fantasy comics |
| 22 Oct 22 / Classical Voice North America |
Meticulously shaped, beautifully tinted and propulsive |
| 18 Oct 22 / parterre box |
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Seattle Opera presents a gorgeous ‘Tristan and Isolde’ |
| 18 Oct 22 / The Seattle Times |
Mary Elizabeth Williams shines in Wagner’s masterpiece |
| 18 Oct 22 / OperaWire |
L'elisir d'amoreSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Dal filtro di Isolde all'elisir di Isotta |
| 29 Aug 22 / L'Ape musicale |
Al suo debutto a Seattle, Salome Jicia si rivela interprete versatile e determinata |
| 23 Aug 22 / Operaclick (Italian) |
A midcentury update helps this summer production shine brightly |
| 22 Aug 22 / OperaWire |
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Seattle Opera’s new season begins with a romp through Donizetti’s Elixir |
| 13 Aug 22 / Seen and Heard |
Seattle Opera's L’elisir d’amore is a mostly lighthearted romp |
| 11 Aug 22 / Bachtrack |
Why Seattle Opera’s ‘Elixir of Love’ may be what opera fans need right now |
| 9 Aug 22 / The Seattle Times |
Le nozze di FigaroSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Soraya Mafi and Ryan McKinny shine in Mozart’s classic masterwork |
| 19 May 22 / OperaWire |
Seattle Opera closes the season with a traditional Marriage of Figaro – with some new twists |
| 14 May 22 / Seen and Heard |
With Mozart’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro,’ Seattle Opera takes on politics of class, sex and more |
| 11 May 22 / The Seattle Times |
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Seattle Opera's Figaro brims with rejuvenating comic energy and warmth |
| 10 May 22 / Bachtrack |
BlueSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Viswa Subbaraman ha coniugato perfettamente la prestazione dell’orchestra con quella degli interpreti vocali |
| 24 Mar 22 / Operaclick (Italian) |
A riveting new opera’s west coast premiere |
| 5 Mar 22 / OperaWire |
Seattle Opera’s ‘Blue’ explores the effects of police violence |
| 2 Mar 22 / The Seattle Times |
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Blue, an opera about race in America, debuts at Seattle Opera |
| 2 Mar 22 / Seen and Heard |
Orfeo ed EuridiceSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Small and near perfect |
| 16 Feb 22 / Opera Today |
Seattle Opera’s ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’ takes advantage of more intimate venue |
| 19 Jan 22 / The Seattle Times |
Orfeo ed Eurydice in Seattle... without the happy ending |
| 15 Jan 22 / Bachtrack |
La bohèmeSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
La bohème a Seattle rappresenta un felice ritorno |
| 4 Nov 21 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Seattle Opera returns to live performances with a traditional, playful ‘Bohème’ |
| 26 Oct 21 / OperaWire |
Seattle Opera rises from the ashes with La bohème |
| 19 Oct 21 / Bachtrack |
ToscaSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Tosca in an iconic location: Seattle Opera film's Puccini's opera at St James Cathedral, Seattle |
| 28 Jun 21 / Planet Hugill |
A fabulously dramatic film of Puccini's opera |
| 15 Jun 21 / Broadway World |
FlightSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Infrequent flyers in unfamiliar skies |
| 13 Apr 21 / parterre box |
Flight in the land of Boeing: Seattle Opera delivers Dove with panache |
| 7 Apr 21 / Bachtrack |
Don GiovanniSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Seattle Opera’s fast-track Don revealed in stark black and white |
| 20 Mar 21 / Bachtrack |
As a film, the show’s a success, making a virtue of necessity |
| 16 Mar 21 / The Seattle Times |
Seattle Opera streams Don Giovanni |
| 7 Mar 21 / Broadway World |
L'elisir d'amoreSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
While the world pins its hope on a coronavirus vaccine, another elixir is getting top billing at Seattle Opera |
| 18 Nov 20 / The Seattle Times |
Charlie Parker's YardbirdSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
The Seattle cast copes well with the material provided |
| 27 Feb 20 / Opera Today |
There’s no doubting the talent at work in Seattle Opera’s “Charlie Parker’s Yardbird” |
| 26 Feb 20 / The Seattle Times |
Linking jazz and opera |
| 25 Feb 20 / Bachtrack |
Eugene OneginSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Marina Costa-Jackson incarna la complessità e l’evoluzione del carattere di Tatiana |
| 29 Jan 20 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Marjukka Tepponen and John Moore make Tchaikovsky’s lush score soar over a visually muted production |
| 22 Jan 20 / OperaWire |
An eloquent Eugene Onegin opens in Seattle |
| 22 Jan 20 / Seen and Heard |
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Passion! Pain! Poetry! (but hold the irony . . .) |
| 20 Jan 20 / Opera Today |
Seattle Opera’s melodious “Eugene Onegin” led by John Moore and Marjukka Tepponen |
| 18 Jan 20 / Opera Warhorses |
Seattle Opera’s ‘Eugene Onegin’ is fine but could offer so much more |
| 15 Jan 20 / The Seattle Times |
A Eugene Onegin that's less than the sum of its parts in Seattle |
| 15 Jan 20 / Bachtrack |
La CenerentolaSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Ginger Costa-Jackson è una Cenerentola impulsiva e fiera |
| 5 Nov 19 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Ginger Costa-Jackson leads comic cast in fantastic (though not fantastical) production |
| 1 Nov 19 / OperaWire |
Cenerentola, jazzed to the max |
| 29 Oct 19 / Opera Today |
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Goodness triumphant, and a visual feast for Seattle’s La Cenerenola |
| 26 Oct 19 / Seen and Heard |
Cinderella with a twist in Seattle |
| 24 Oct 19 / Bachtrack |
The magic is missing from this Victorian-era telling |
| 23 Oct 19 / The Daily |
Seattle Opera’s ‘Cinderella’ offers a rollicking good time |
| 22 Oct 19 / The Seattle Times |
RigolettoSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Lindy Hume delivers a fascinating look at Verdi’s masterwork under a modern lens |
| 27 Aug 19 / OperaWire |
Mantoue à l’époque #MeToo |
| 26 Aug 19 / Forum Opéra |
Gilda: “G for glorious” |
| 20 Aug 19 / Opera Today |
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Gran successo finale con standing ovation e lunghi applausi |
| 20 Aug 19 / Operaclick (Italian) |
A raw, impactful Rigoletto |
| 14 Aug 19 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
A compelling and provocative staging |
| 13 Aug 19 / The Seattle Times |
Seattle Opera's Rigoletto one for the age of Trump |
| 13 Aug 19 / Vancouver Sun |
Timelessly timely: a dark and damning Rigoletto in Seattle |
| 13 Aug 19 / Bachtrack |
CarmenSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Starring Ginger Costa-Jackson, Seattle’s 1950s Carmen has style, but plays it safe |
| 12 May 19 / OperaWire |
Ginger Costa-Jackson's sultry Carmen: the ultimate good-time girl in Seattle |
| 8 May 19 / Bachtrack |
Seattle Opera’s ‘Carmen’ is tremendous fun until it’s horrifying — as it should be |
| 8 May 19 / The Seattle Times |
The (R)evolution of Steve JobsSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
In Seattle, Mason Bates illuminates tech giant Steve Jobs |
| 1 Mar 19 / Seen and Heard |
Seattle Opera goes beyond Apple to get to the core of Steve Jobs’ complex character |
| 27 Feb 19 / GeekWire |
A user-friendly opera that plays better with audiences than critics. Does it matter? |
| 26 Feb 19 / The Seattle Times |
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Like the technology Jobs pioneered, the Seattle Opera production is flashy but lacking in soul |
| 26 Feb 19 / Seattle Weekly |
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'There's More to Life Than Technology'
Mark Campbell talks Steve Jobs ahead of Seattle Opera's performances of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs.
Mark Campbell talks Steve Jobs ahead of Seattle Opera's performances of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs.
Il TrovatoreSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Impressive Seattle Opera debuts for Meade, Muehle, Mayes and Sourouzian |
| 19 Jan 19 / Opera Warhorses |
Crocetto, Rawls, Lynch and Gabouri lead Seattle Opera’s vocally solid, rethought “Trovatore” |
| 19 Jan 19 / Washingtonian |
Bleak Trovatore boasts an outstanding quartet |
| 16 Jan 19 / Seen and Heard |
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The first Seattle Opera production of the new year comes like a powerful gust of invigorating fresh air |
| 16 Jan 19 / Opera Today |
Seattle Opera rises to the challenges of ‘Il Trovatore’ with two terrific casts |
| 15 Jan 19 / The Seattle Times |
The Turn of the ScrewSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
An eerie rarity, The Turn of the Screw offers no escape |
| 19 Oct 18 / Seen and Heard |
Seattle Opera’s ‘The Turn of the Screw’ is tense, spooky |
| 18 Oct 18 / The Seattle Times |
Two falls out of three for Britten in Seattle Screw |
| 18 Oct 18 / Opera Today |
Porgy and BessSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
The staging was not only ugly to look at but ill-serving of the work itself |
| 27 Aug 18 / Opera Today |
Catfish Row northwest |
| 18 Aug 18 / Oregon Artswatch |
A brilliant cast breaks through stereotypes in Seattle Opera’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ |
| 16 Aug 18 / The Seattle Times |
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Seattle Opera's Porgy and Bess is a vocal and dramatic stunner |
| 14 Aug 18 / Bachtrack |
AidaSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Bravo sul podio John Fiore |
| 28 May 18 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Aida in Seattle: don’t mention the war! |
| 22 May 18 / Opera Today |
A visually stunning Aida at Seattle Opera |
| 11 May 18 / Bachtrack |
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A lavishly Zambellished ‘Aida’ skimps on Egypt |
| 9 May 18 / The Sun Break |
Seattle Opera presents a spectacular “Aida” |
| 8 May 18 / The Seattle Times |
Beatrice et BenedictSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Seattle Opera reinvents Berlioz’ opera |
| 3 Mar 18 / Opera Warhorses |
Seattle Opera’s brilliant “Beatrice and Benedict” |
| 3 Mar 18 / Opera Warhorses |
Seattle Opera's 'Beatrice and Benedict,' entertaining, if not perfect |
| 1 Mar 18 / Queen Anne & Magnolia News |
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Seattle Opera, with help of a few friends, presents opera-play hybrid ‘Beatrice and Benedict’ |
| 27 Feb 18 / The Seattle Times |
Seattle Opera gives Berlioz’ ‘Beatrice and Benedict’ the ‘director’s cut’ treatment |
| 27 Feb 18 / The Sun Break |
Così fan tutteSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
La stagione operistica di Seattle prosegue con un provocatorio allestimento di Cosi fan tutte |
| 6 Feb 18 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Seattle Opera’s latest take on Mozart trades cheap laughs for real depth |
| 25 Jan 18 / Seattle Weekly |
Seattle Opera sets a new low with its repulsive "Cosi fan tutte" |
| 25 Jan 18 / Vanguard Seattle |
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Identity crisis - Seattle Opera's production reveals that Mozart's comic opera is about more than sex |
| 23 Jan 18 / Oregon Artswatch |
Jonathan Miller’s “Così” strikes gold again |
| 22 Jan 18 / Opera Today |
A crowd-pleasing alternate cast |
| 20 Jan 18 / Opera Warhorses |
Costa-Jackson sisters lead convincing cast |
| 20 Jan 18 / Opera Warhorses |
Seattle Opera's 'Così fan tutte' hits the right notes |
| 17 Jan 18 / Queen Anne & Magnolia News |
Seattle Opera puts a zesty 21st century spin on ‘Cosi fan tutte’ |
| 16 Jan 18 / The Seattle Times |
Il barbiere di SivigliaSeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Modern opera buffa |
| 2 Nov 17 / The Huffington Post |
A particularly comical, colorful, and cartoonish “The Barber of Seville” |
| 20 Oct 17 / The Daily |
Seattle Opera’s “Barber” is a hoot |
| 18 Oct 17 / Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Seattle Opera's Barber of Seville stars the secret love child of Prince and Jim Morrison |
| 17 Oct 17 / The Stranger |
Seattle Opera offers an action-packed ‘Barber of Seville’ |
| 17 Oct 17 / The Seattle Times |
Madama ButterflySeattle OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
La Haroutounian, alla sua prima apparizione a Seattle, ha riscosso un buon successo |
| 22 Aug 17 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Puccini's problematic Madame Butterfly |
| 12 Aug 17 / The Stranger |
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Performance schedule
Rossini
4 to 18 May 2024
Leoncavallo
3 to 17 Aug 2024
Various
12 to 25 Oct 2024
Berlioz
17 to 19 Jan 2025
Mozart
22 Feb to 9 Mar 2025
Puccini
3 to 17 May 2025
News & Articles
| Seattle Opera announces 60th anniversary season |
To mark the occasion, Seattle Opera offers a range of titles spanning nearly all of opera's history, from the eighteenth century to the 1980s. |
| 11 Jan 2023 / Broadway World |
| Seattle Opera announces outdoor ‘Die Walkure |
The concert will be held at the Seattle Center, Fisher Pavilion Lawn on August 28 and will star Eric Owens in his Seattle Opera debut. |
| 18 Jun 2021 / OperaWire |
| Seattle Opera eliminates six jobs, continues furloughs |
Seattle Opera has cut six administrative positions from its workforce, and has dozens of employees still on furlough, citing losses of revenue from the pandemic. |
| 19 Sep 2020 / The Seattle Times |
| Seattle Opera announces show cancellation, layoffs |
Amid a global pandemic and protests for racial justice happening across the country, Seattle Opera-like all other arts groups at one point or another this year-has reached a moment of reckoning. |
| 5 Jun 2020 / Broadway World |
| Seattle Opera to launch recital series entitled “Songs of Summer” |
Angel Blue, Jamie Barton and Vanessa Vasquez headline Seattle Opera’s ‘Songs of Summer’ recital series. |
| 8 May 2020 / OperaWire |
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