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BRAVO! Members receive invitations to many special events throughout the season. Join today to receive invitations to our parties and events.
2024/25 EVENTS
Thursday, October 2, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Reuben's Brews Barrel House | 1133 NW 51st St, Seattle, WA 98107
Free with RSVP requested
Get together with donors and fellow BRAVO! members for a bit of competitive fun and facts. Enjoy trivia questions from general opera knowledge to opera in pop culture and more!
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Friday, November 1, 2024 at 7:30 PM
The Opera Center | 363 Mercer Street
BRAVO! Member Tickets (up to 2): $20 each | Non-members and Additional Guests: $30 each
The queens of the night are back! Join BRAVO! for a night of otherworldly drag performances, dance music, and so much more. This Halloween bash features cocktails, a costume contest, and a drag show hosted by tenor John Marzano (Beppe, Pagliacci; Spoletta, Tosca) as his big, bold, belting drag persona Anita Spritzer and friends!
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Events will be announced throughout the season, so check back often!
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Past Events
Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 1:00 PM–4:00 PM
Loading Dock Afterparty: 4:00 PM–5:30 PM
The Opera Center | 363 Mercer Street
Free with RSVP requested
Head down to the Opera Center for our next free Open House. This is your opportunity to explore the great work that happens at the Opera Center! Experience live performances, tours of the Costume Shop and the Props Department, family-friendly crafts, costume try-ons, and so much more. This is an open house and you can come anytime from 1:00–4:00 PM. Activities and performances will be ongoing.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Columbia Tower Club | 701 5th Ave 75th Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
$35 + tax/fees per person
Join us for an exhilarating Happy Hour as we celebrate the world premiere of Jubilee. Immerse yourself in the excitement of this groundbreaking production which promises to captivate audiences with its powerful storytelling and stunning musical compositions. Special guest Dennis Robinson Jr., Seattle Opera's Director of Programs & Partnerships, will join BRAVO! for this sneak peek.
Wednesday, July 24 at 7:00 PM
Woodland Park Zoo | 5500 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Free for BRAVO! Members and One Guest | $10 for Non-BRAVO! and Additional Guests
Kick off the start of the 2024/25 season with a party at the Historic Carousel and Picnic Shelter at Woodland Park Zoo featuring live performances of music from our upcoming season by tenor Chad DeMaris and mezzo-soprano Myah Rose Paden. Get ready for an ambassador animal experience, rides on the historic carousel, caricature artists, lawn games, carnival snacks, and more.
Friday, June 7, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Century Ballroom | 915 East Pine Street, Seattle, WA 98122
Free for BRAVO! Members and One Guest | $10 for Non-BRAVO! and Additional Guests
Join us at the Century Ballroom in Capitol Hill for an evening of Spanish music and dance with Oleaje Flamenco, including opportunities for guests to participate in beginner flamenco workshops during the party. Stick around for a live flamenco performance after the workshops, and then dance the night away with DJ B Two Times.
Wednesday, April 3, 5:30 at the Opera Center
BRAVO! is joining up with several Young Professional organizations for an upcoming professional development event “Pay Us What We're Worth: Advocating for Pay Equity”.
Saturday, January 20 | 5:00 PM Doors Open; 5:30 PM Laser Show
Pacific Science Center Laser Dome | 200 2nd Ave N., Seattle, WA
Join BRAVO! for a laser opera program featuring prominent Black opera singers who have been part of our history throughout the decades. Live laser artists choreograph the show to a soundtrack of opera selections narrated by Dramaturg Jonathan Dean. This is an all ages event.
Thursday, November 30 | 6:30 PM Doors, 7:00 PM Trivia
Lumber Yard Bar | 9630 16th Ave SW, Seattle, WA
Are you ready to show off your operatic knowledge, and win prizes while doing it? Join us for BRAVO! Trivia Night at the Lumber Yard Bar. Guests will team up to enjoy a rousing game of opera-themed trivia lead by Chorus Master and Head of Music Staff Michaella Calzaretta, complete with trivia for every kind of music lover, and lots of fun with fellow BRAVO! members!
Friday, October 27 at 8:00 PM
Tagney Jones Hall | The Opera Center
Mark your calendar for another round of Queens of the Night hosted by tenor John Marzano and BRAVO! You're invited to join us for a festive night of cocktails, costumes, and drag artistry. Grab a signature cocktail at the cash bar, enjoy the incredible drag show, and stick around for our dance after-party.
Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 6:30 PM
National Nordic Museum | 2655 NW Market St, Seattle, WA 98107
Free for BRAVO! Members and One Guest | $15 for Non-BRAVO! and Additional Guests
Kick off the start of the 2023/24 Season with BRAVO! in historic Ballard at the National Nordic Museum. Enjoy live performances previewing the upcoming season, museum galleries, an outdoor dance party, refreshing drinks, and light appetizers.
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 7:30 PM
The Opera Center | 363 Mercer Street
$15 for BRAVO! Members. Limit two $15 tickets. | BRAVO! Reception following the recital.
Seattle Opera favorites Martin Bakari (The Marriage of Figaro) and Ellaina Lewis (Blue) team up with Tacoma pianist Joe Williams (last here with tenor Joshua Stewart in 2022) for a special night of opera, classical art song, and jazz. BRAVO! Members: use promo code BRVRECITALAPRIL4 for special pricing. No additional RSVP needed for the post-recital BRAVO! reception.
Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 12:00 PM
The Opera Center | 363 Mercer Street
Free for BRAVO! Members | RSVP Requested.
Start your Saturday afternoon with fellow BRAVO! members and artists from A Thousand Splendid Suns at the BRAVO! reception, followed by a celebration of the beautiful arts and culture of Afghanistan. No special RSVP required for the reception, just RSVP for the day and we will see you at noon for the reception.
Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Pacific Science Center
Free for BRAVO! Members & One Guest | $10 for Non-members and Additional Guests
This perennial favorite will showcase the upcoming 2023/24 season with a brilliant light show, performed live by Pacific Science Center laser artists to an operatic soundtrack. Tickets are available now!
December 16, 2022 at 7:30 PM | December 9, 11 & 18 tickets also available
Tagney Jones Hall at the Opera Center | 363 Mercer St
$50 per person | BRAVO! Night on Dec. 16
The Drunken Tenor is back! After sold out performances in 2021, "A Very Drunken Christmas Carol" returns to Seattle Opera this December. A retelling of the Charles Dickens’ time-honored holiday classic, see what new shenanigans occur.
BRAVO! Members are invited to join us for the performance on Friday, December 16, 2022. Stay tuned for special benefits available to all BRAVO! attendees for this performance.
Friday, October 28, 2022 at 8:00 PM
Tagney Jones Hall at the Opera Center | 363 Mercer St.
BRAVO! Members & One Guest: $15 each | Non-Members & Additional Guests: $25 each
Join us for Queens of the Night this Halloween! This event is hosted by tenor John Marzano (Philistine Messenger, Samson and Delilah in Concert 2023) as his vivacious drag persona, Anita Spritzer, and friends. Grab a signature cocktail at the cash bar, enjoy the incredible drag show, and stick around for our dance after-party with DJ Mixx America. There will also be a costume contest for all who are interested!
Thursday, October 20, 2022
7:00 PM | Opera Talk in Tagney Jones Hall
8:30 PM | BRAVO! at Solo Bar and Eatery
Free after-talk meet up and discussion. RSVPs requested.
Join us for a conversation with Kira Thurman, author of Singing Like Germans: Black Musicians in the Land of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms, and Seattle Opera scholar-in-residence Dr. Naomi André.
BRAVO! Members are invited to head over to Solo Bar and Eatery after the opera talk to join Dennis Robinson Jr., Director of Programs and Partnerships, for an informal discussion continuing on the themes of the evening. RSVPs are encouraged to attend the Opera Talk, but there is no need for an additional RSVP to attend the BRAVO! post-talk event. Meet up in the lobby after the talk and head over together!
Main Photo © Elise Bakketun