An appreciation of former Seattle Opera general director Speight Jenkins, who brought the opera to international notice and died May 30 at 89.

Taking the stage, soprano Vuvu Mpofu, playing Violetta, and Duke Kim, playing Alfredo Germont in the opera La Traviata. The two play lead roles in Giuseppe Verdi’s 1853 opera with a timeless theme of ...

The Seattle Opera announced Thursday that it has hired James Robinson, the long-time artistic director of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, as its new general and artistic director. Robinson begins in his ...

The opera champion, famous for his passion, generosity and hands-on attitude, left an indelible mark on Seattle’s classical ...

A piece of the local art community is going away. It’s a small warehouse-type building next to the PACCAR Plant in Renton. The sign on the front door says “Seattle Opera Scenic Studios.” And inside, ...

Opera has always been filled with compelling characters that push societal norms. Even so, most people today probably don’t think of opera as a particularly progressive artform. That may be why an ...

“Carmen,” Georges Bizet’s 1875 opera, can be a good first opera for novices. It’s a gripping story about vivid characters; it’s longish but not taxingly — about 210 minutes with intermissions (call it ...

Seattle Opera presents this "Magic Flute," which mixes live performance with projected animations and references to the world of silent film, Feb. 22-March 9. (Jaro Suffner) “The Magic Flute” has ...

The Seattle Opera had the perfect response to Timothée Chalamet’s recent remarks about ballet and opera. In a recent conversation with Matthew McConaughey, Chalamet said that “no one cares” about the ...

When it comes to a work that is more than 200 years old, it’s hard to imagine there’s any surprises left. But if you happen to find yourself with a ticket to the Seattle Opera performance of Mozart’s ...

Seattle Opera has selected Dennis Robinson, Jr., a seasoned theater administrator with extensive experience as a stage director, as its next Director of Programs and Partnerships. Robinson brings a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Silly Timothée Chalamet. The actor has, you've probably heard, come under fire this week for comments made during a Variety ...