Archivi tag: Peter Kazaras

Seattle Opera Announces 2015/16 Season: Nabucco, An American Dream, The Pearl Fishers, Mary Stuart, The Marriage of Figaro and The Flying Dutchman – Company Presents First Season of Aidan Lang’s Vision

SEATTLE—It’s a new era at Seattle Opera. The company today announced its 2015/16 season, the first to be presented by General Director Aidan Lang, and a return to full-year programming with a total of six operas, including new productions and … Continua a leggere

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The Consul, Menotti’s Pulitzer Prize Winner, Premieres at Seattle Opera

Seattle—Seattle Opera’s 50th Anniversary season continues with The Consul, a riveting Cold-War thriller coming to McCaw Hall for the first time. In this tale, an inhuman bureaucracy poses a formidable obstacle for a woman desperate to flee a totalitarian state … Continua a leggere

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The Daughter of the Regiment: Fun-Loving Tomboy Dresses Up for Seattle Opera – Sarah Coburn and Lawrence Brownlee Reunite in Romantic Comedy Loaded with Laughs and Nine High C’s

Seattle—Ball gown and tuxedo or fleece vest and birkenstocks—in Seattle, it doesn’t matter! Come as you are to the first production of Seattle Opera’s 50th Anniversary season. Donizetti’s The Daughter of the Regiment tells the story of Marie, a tomboy … Continua a leggere

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Projected Economic Impact of Wagner’s Ring Estimated at $39 million – Thousands of Opera Lovers from 50 States and 22 Countries Come to Seattle

Seattle—the Ring is almost here! Seattle Opera’s award-winning production of Wagner’s Ring returns for three complete cycles in this Wagner bicentennial year, August 4 through August 25. A forecast prepared by Professor William B. Beyers of the University of Washington … Continua a leggere

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Seattle Opera Announces 50th Anniversary Season in 2013/14

Seattle—Seattle Opera today announced the company’s 50th Anniversary Season. Performances of Wagner’s Ring kick off the festivities this summer, followed by a subscription series of four operas. Starring singers beloved by the opera-goers of Seattle, the 2013/14 season offers subscribers … Continua a leggere

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Seattle Opera Celebrates Wagner Bicentennial in 2013 – Ring Cycle Performance and Event Tickets Now On Sale

Seattle—Under General Director Speight Jenkins’ 30 years of leadership, Seattle Opera has become known as “America’s Bayreuth,” drawing worldwide audiences to its acclaimed productions of all of Richard Wagner’s major works, especially to the company’s signature work, Wagner’s ambitious four-opera … Continua a leggere

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Seattle Opera Announces 2012/13 Young Artists Verdi Bicentennial Season – Touring Production of Verdi’s King for a Day (Un giorno di regno) To Visit Communities Around Washington

Seattle—Seattle Opera welcomes the seven artists selected for the 2012/13 season of its Young Artists Program—a season given in celebration of the Verdi bicentennial. “The world will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth in 2013,” says Brian Garman, … Continua a leggere

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Turandot Melts Icy Hearts to Launch Seattle Opera’s 2012/13 Season – Principal Guest Conductor Asher Fisch Leads His First Italian Opera in Seattle

Seattle—Seattle Opera kicks off its 2012/13 season this summer in blockbuster fashion with Turandot, Puccini’s final masterpiece. Boasting “Nessun dorma,” one of the world’s most beloved arias, Turandot sweeps audiences away to a fairy-tale China ruled by a harsh princess. … Continua a leggere

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Madama Butterfly Sings of Love and Loss at Seattle Opera – Additional Thousands Expected to Enjoy May 5 Opening Night at KeyArena Simulcast

Seattle—Puccini’s searing tragedy of East and West brings down the curtain on Seattle Opera’s 2011/12 season. One of opera’s most beloved characters, Cio-Cio-San, will test the limits of faith and choose death over dishonor at the climax of eight performances … Continua a leggere

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Seattle Opera’s Young Artists Present Donizetti’s Don Pasquale – Seattle Opera Performs at University of Washington’s Meany Hall for the First Time

Seattle—Seattle Opera’s Young Artists Program comes to the University of Washington for the first time next month with a production of Don Pasquale at Meany Hall for the Performing Arts. The 2011/12 Young Artists open Donizetti’s bel canto comedy on … Continua a leggere

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