Performance Archive

Inspired by a true story, eleventh grade honor roll student Diane Tran is the child of two Vietnamese immigrants who are now divorced. With her father rarely around and her mother gone, Diane feels bound to help provide financially for her family, be both sister and parent to her siblings, and also keep up her honor roll studies.

Francesca Zambello’s “stunning new 4-star production” (DC Theatre Scene) features a grand set design and elaborate turn-of-the-century Paris costumes by Tony Award®–winning designer Jess Goldstein. From the famous brindisi drinking song to the heart-wrenching “Addio del passato” aria, La traviata spins an impressive outpouring of melody to convey Violetta’s unforgettable plight.

Seattle Opera World Premiere. Set against Afghanistan’s volatile history, this new opera tells the breathtaking story of Mariam and Laila, two Afghan women. Brought together under the brutal Taliban rule, the bond between Laila and Mariam leads to unthinkable sacrifices and ultimately, one family’s survival.

This McCaw Hall concert presentation features full orchestra and chorus with an exciting cast including "the rich-voiced mezzo-soprano" J’Nai Bridges (The New York Times) making her Seattle Opera debut as the seductive Dalila alongside celebrated tenor Yonghoon Lee. Plus, audience-favorite Greer Grimsley returns as the High Priest of Dagon.

The Drunken Tenor is back! A Very Drunken Christmas Carol retells Charles Dickens’ time-honored holiday classic. In true Drunken Tenor comedy opera fashion, however, things get turned upside down.

A friend’s betrayal, passionate love, and some of the most seductive music in all of opera. Wagner’s epic composition reminds us that not even death can defeat love.

After a film production in 2020, this colorful comedy returns to McCaw Hall in a new-to-Seattle production that has everything: winking humor, relatable human characters, and a charming love story—all set to ravishing bel canto music that makes the soul sing.

Be whisked away by The Marriage of Figaro’s madcap charm! Count and servant go head-to-head, while their crafty wives outsmart the men in one chaotic, entertaining day that ends in happiness and love.

The West Coast premiere of Tazewell Thompson's and Jeanine Tesori's opera Blue is "raw in its directness, devastating in its honesty" (Classical Voice North America) and Seattle Opera's production "gives Blue's story exactly the presentation it demands: engrossing, challenging, and beautiful." (NW Theatre)