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September 2017Come play at Seattle Opera's Family Day Seattle Opera presents The Barber of Seville (Rossini)
August 2017Seattle Opera presents An American Dream at Washington Hall (Perla)
June 2017Asian American partners inspire new understanding of Madame Butterfly (Puccini)
May 2017Come play at Seattle Opera's 2017 Summer Fest
April 2017Seattle Opera, Santa Fe Opera, and San Francisco Opera co-commission The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs
March 2017Seattle Opera presents The Magic Flute (Mozart) Seattle Opera presents 2017 Gala: Beyond the Stage Seattle Opera transforms rehearsal studios for The Combat, a Muslim Christian love story
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December 2016Kristina Murti named Seattle Opera's Director of Marketing & Communications
November 2016Seattle Opera presents La traviata (Verdi)
October 2016Seattle Opera presents Family Day (Oct. 30, 2016) As One: a transgender story told through opera at Washington Hall (Kaminsky)
September 2016Seattle Opera presents Hansel & Gretel (Humperdinck) Aidan Lang reveals new direction for Seattle Opera at Annual Meeting
July 2016Seattle Opera presents The Wicked Adventures of Count Ory (Rossini) Come play at Seattle Opera's Summer Fest
April 2016Seattle Opera presents Wagner's The Flying Dutchman
March 2016Seattle Opera presents Gala Featuring Greer Grimsley
February 2016Iconic queens go head-to-head in Donizetti’s Mary Stuart
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December 2015Seattle Opera presents Mozart's The Marriage of FigaroSeattle Opera awarded $30,000 from National Endowment for the Arts
September 2015Sail Away to Paradise with The Pearl Fishers Seattle Opera's Executive Director Named President of Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
July 2015Epic Music Rocks McCaw Hall in Nabucco
June 2015Free Event Ignites Next Chapter at Seattle OperaLocal History Fuels World Premiere at McCaw Hall
May 2015Barbara Lynne Jamison named Seattle Opera's Director of Education & Community Engagement
January 2015Seattle Opera Announces 2015/16 Season
August 2014Speight Celebration A Success; Nets More Than $1 MillionCelebratory Weekend Salutes Speight Jenkins' 31 Years Leading Seattle OperaInternational Wagner Competition Finalists Announced
July 2014Seattle Opera Publishes 50th Anniversary BookAnnual Meeting: Strong Fiscal News & Artists of the Year
June 2014Seattle Opera Produces First-Ever Commercial Opera Recording: 2013 RING
January 2014Seattle Opera Announces 2014/15 Season
October 2013Seattle Opera Balances Budget and Retires Deficit
September 2013Seattle Opera Launches New Website on 50th Anniversary
July 2013Economic Impact of Wagner’s Ring Estimated at $39 millionSeattle Opera Announces 8/3 “Make Some Noise!” Open House
June 2013Seattle Opera Appoints Aidan Lang General Director Designate