Seattle Opera

📣 AUDITION ALERT 📣 We're seeking singers for the Seattle Opera Chorus.

⏰️ Date & Time: November 3 & 4, 2026, 5:00—9:00 PM and November 8, 2026, 10:00 AM—4:00 PM.

📍 Location: The Opera Center, 363 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA 98109

🎵 Audition Requirements: Prepare one aria, one art song (in contrasting languages, and not to exceed a total length of 8 minutes), and provided opera chorus excerpts. Live auditions are first come, first served. Pianist will be provided. Video auditions are accepted, see website for instructions. Residency within a 55-mile radius of Seattle Opera is expected.

Applications due October 26, 2026 by 5:00 PM.

Get all the audition details and submit your application at seattleopera.org/about/auditions/chorus-auditions/

Movies might be losing their color, but we're not 🎨

The 2026/27 season is not only full of vibrant stories about life (both fictional and real), it's also full of carefully designed color stories. Explore the color palettes in some scenes from the season, and maybe even spark your creativity.

SALOME (October 17—31, 2026)
Scenery & Costume Designer: Leslie Travers
Lighting Designer: Malcolm Rippeth

EL ÚLTIMO SUEÑO DE FRIDA Y DIEGO (January 16—30, 2027)
Set Designer: Jorge Ballina
Costume Designer: Eloise Kazan
Lighting Designer: Víctor Zapatero

LA BOHÈME (May 8—23, 2027)
Set Designer: Allen Moyer
Costume Designer: Constance Hoffman
Lighting Designer: Duane Schuler

7 reasons to come to our (free!) Open House on September 26! ✍️✅️

Come see where we build costumes, explore some stage props, listen to live opera performances, and chat with our expert artists and artisans about all things opera.

📆 September 26, 1-4 PM
📍The Opera Center, 363 Mercer St.

At the Open House, you'll find:

-Tours of the Costume Shop and the Props Department
-Tours of the Classical KING FM 98.1 broadcasting studios
-Family-friendly crafts, costume try-ons, and activities
-Tabling with our cultural & community partners
-Performances by local opera singers and youth performers
-Q&A conversation with General and Artistic Director James Robinson
-A live feed from a rehearsal of Salome
-Youth opera performances & singalongs
-And more!

This is a free event. RSVP at seattleopera.org/openhouse to help us plan for the day. See you there!

We're still accepting applications for the role of Artist Services Manager! Join our team and be an integral part of the guest artist experience for visiting and local artists.

Applications are due September 15. View the job description and apply at seattleopera.org/careers

Come work with us! We're hiring for:

🛠️ Head of Properties

✈️ Artist Services Manager

📆 Assistant Production Manager

Read the full job descriptions and apply at seattleopera.org/careers

Seattle Opera is committed to racial equity and to dismantling historic barriers of oppression. Everyone is encouraged to apply.

Did you know you can rent the Opera Center? Whether you need an inspiring location for an offsite meeting, a studio to rehearse your new work, or a spacious venue to host a reception, the Opera Center can transform into the perfect space for your event.

Located on the Seattle Center campus, our building offers conference rooms, rehearsal studios, kitchen space, a theater and performance hall, and a lobby available to rent for private, commercial, or non-profit events. Plus, special rates are available for non-profit organizations.

For location specs, photos, floor plans, and pricing, visit seattleopera.org/opera-center-rentals

📣 AUDITION ALERT 📣 We're seeking singers for the 2027 School Opera Tour production of Jason and the Argonauts by Gregory Spears and Kathryn Walat, which will perform at schools around the Puget Sound from February 22–April 2, 2027.

⏰️ Date & Time: Saturday, September 12, 2026 from 1:00–6:00 PM

📍 Location: The Opera Center, 363 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA 98109

🎵 Audition Requirements: Prepare two contrasting arias or art songs, including one selection in English. Both pieces must be memorized and together be no more than 8 minutes in total. A pianist will be provided and warm-up space will be available on a first come, first served basis. If you're unable to attend in-person auditions or spots are full, you're welcome to submit a video audition.

For full details and to reserve an audition spot, visit seattleopera.org/about/auditions

Our social media manager is on vacation... so on behalf of everyone else on the marketing team, get tickets at the link in bio!

"There was a bitter taste upon your lips... it tasted, perhaps, like love."

Our upcoming production of Salome by Bruno Ravella, originally adapted from the Oscar Wilde play of the same name, places this biblical story in a modern, bunker-like setting, where the prophet John and the princess Salome go head to head (literally) in the confines of the cistern where he's held captive.

A battle between the sacred and profane—and arguably the ecstatic and grotesque—Salome makes us question our understanding of seduction, devotion, and insanity, all set against the backdrop of Strauss's haunting score and the infamous Dance of the Seven Veils.

Salome opens October 17 and is on stage through October 31. Get tickets at seattleopera.org/salome

Photos by Patricio Cassinoni, courtesy Irish National Opera.