BRAVO! Kickoff Party

Wednesday, July 24 at 7:00 PM

Woodland Park Zoo | 5500 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103

Free for BRAVO! Members & One Guest | $10 for Non-Members and Additional Guests (ages 21–39)

Online ticket sales are now closed. If you would like to purchase tickets to this event, please call Audience Services at 206.389.7676. Ticket sales will also be available at the door starting at 7:00 PM. Entry is only available through the Old North Gate entrance.

Directions to North Gate Entrance

Complimentary event parking is available in the North Bear Lot.

Kick off the start of the 2024/25 season with BRAVO!, our group for arts lovers ages 21–39. Join us for 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. Then end the night grooving outside in the summer evening sun!

All guests must be age 21+ with valid ID. Snacks provided. Beverages available for purchase.

BRAVO! Members: Your special member price will be automatically applied at checkout. Add regular full-price tickets to your cart and log in when prompted.

Event Timeline

7:00 PM | Doors open at the North Gate Entrance; Party with snacks and cash bar; Lawn games
7:15 PM | Animal Ambassador Experience
7:45 PM | Performances by Chad DeMaris and Myah Rose Paden
8:30 PM | Carousel rides; Caricature artists; Lawn games; Party continues

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Performers

Chad DeMaris (tenor)
At Seattle Opera in 2024/25: First Armoured Man, The Magic Flute
At Seattle Opera in 2023/24: Monkey, Monkey and Francine in the City of Tigers

Hometown: Mason City, IA
Seattle Opera Debut: Eduardo Jr./Mr. Xoloti, Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World (‘23)
Previously at Seattle Opera: Cop/Reporter 2, X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X (’24)
Engagements: Tenor Soloist, Missa in tempore belli (Masterworks Choral Ensemble), Kaspar, Amahl and the Night Visitors (Kitsap Opera, St. Thomas Medina); Spoletta (cover), Tosca (Utah Opera); Scottish Soldier #1, Silent Night (Utah Opera); Tenor Soloist, St. Matthew Passion (Salt Lake Choral Artists); Xu Xian, Madame White Snake (Edgar Snow Symposium)

Myah Rose Paden (mezzo-soprano)
Myah Rose Paden is a classical vocalist and arts advocate from Columbus, Georgia. They are a member of the Seattle Opera Chorus and Opera on Tap and are a host at Classical KING. Myah sang several chamber and mainstage operatic roles with the U-M Opera and Chamber Choir and received their Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Georgia. Myah spent 2020–2021 interning as a social media manager with Primo Artists Management and The Kennedy Center, and in 2020 they re-launched their Thorn & Thistle Podcast, a music and social commentary podcast which they solely host, produce, and edit. They were recently the 2022–2023 Seattle Arts Fellow at Classical KING.

Questions?

Call 206.389.7676 or email bravo@seattleopera.org.

Performers are subject to change.

BRAVO! Kickoff Party