2009-2010 Season Schedule
Here's the 2009-2010 season schedule of opera as I currently know of, in order of date of first performance. I'm including all the Western Washington companies and three major companies just beyond state borders: Portland Opera, Vancouver Opera, and Pacific Opera Victoria. Subject to change. (More disclaimers below)
Der Ring des Nibelungen (Wagner), Seattle Opera (Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle). Cycle I: Aug. 9-10, 12, 14; Cycle II: Aug. 17-18, 20, 22; Cycle III: Aug. 25-26, 28, 30
Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci (Mascagni/Leoncavallo), Lyric Opera Northwest (Meydenbauer Theater, Bellevue). Aug 21, 22 (mat. and eve.), 23 (mat.) Aug 28, 29 (mat. and eve.), 30 (mat.)
Cendrillon (Massenet), Puget Sound Concert Opera. Sept. 19 (mat.) (Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church), Sept. 25 (Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Seattle), Sept. 26 (Bellevue, venue TBA). These dates were printed in the program of their previous production, but I notice their website has not yet been updated, so I don't know if these dates are still valid or not--and with less than a month to go before the performance, I'm a bit dubious. (Never mind).
La boheme (Puccini), Portland Opera (Keller Auditorium, Portland). Sept. 25, 27 (mat.), Oct. 1, 3.
La traviata (Verdi), Pacific Opera Victoria (Royal Theatre, Victoria). Oct. 1, 3 (mat.), 6, 8, 10.
La traviata (Verdi), Seattle Opera (Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle). Oct. 17, 18 (mat.), 21, 23-24, 25 (mat.), 28, 30-31.
Opera choruses, arias and duets, Skagit Opera (McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon). Oct. 18-19.
Carmen (Bizet), Opera Pacifica (San Juan Community Theatre, Friday Harbor). Weekend of Oct. 23.
Cosi fan tutte (Mozart), Seattle Opera Young Artists Program (Venues TBA, exact dates TBA).
Daughter of the Regiment (Donizetti), Kitsap Opera (Venus TBA, exact dates TBA). Not actually certain about this one.
Daughter of the Regiment (Donizetti), Tacoma Opera (Rialto Theater, Tacoma). Nov. 6 & 8 (mat.).
Orphee (Glass), Portland Opera (Keller Auditorium, Portland). Nov. 6, 8 (mat.), 12, 14.
Opera Scenes Workshop, University of Puget Sound Opera (Schneebeck Concert Hall, Tacoma). Nov. 7.
Rake's Progress (Stravinsky), Pacific Opera Victoria (Royal Theatre, Victoria). Nov. 12, 14 (mat.), 17, 19, 21.
Albert Herring (Britten), Pacific Lutheran University Opera (Eastvold Auditorium, Tacoma). Nov. 12 - 14, 15 (mat.)
Rigoletto (Verdi), Concert Opera of Seattle (Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond). Nov. 21.
Norma (Bellini), Vancouver Opera (Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver). Nov. 28, Dec. 1, 3, 5.
Renee Fleming recital (Benaroya Hall, Seattle). Dec. 4.
Cosi fan tutte (Mozart), Puget Sound Concert Opera. Dec. 4 (Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Seattle), Dec. 5 (Bellevue, venue TBA), Dec. 12 (mat.) (Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church).
Il trovatore (Verdi), Seattle Opera (Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle). Jan. 16, 17 (mat.), 20, 23, 24 (mat.), 27, 29-30
Bluebeard's Castle/La Damoiselle Elue (Bartok/Debussy), Puget Sound Concert Opera. Jan. 23 (Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Seattle), Jan. 24 (Bellevue, venue TBA), Jan. 30 (mat.) (Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church).
Cosi fan tutte (Mozart), Portland Opera (Keller Auditorium, Portland). Feb. 5, 7 (mat.), 11, 13.
Dr. Miracle/My Fair Galatea (Bizet/von Suppe), Tacoma Opera (Theatre on the Square, Tacoma). Feb. 6 & 7 (mat.)
Capriccio (Strauss), Pacific Opera Victoria (Royal Theatre, Victoria). Feb. 25, 27 (mat.), Mar. 2, 4, 6.
Madama Butterfly (Puccini), Skagit Opera (McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon). Feb. 26, 28, Mar. 5, 7.
Falstaff (Verdi), Seattle Opera (Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle). Feb. 27, 28 (mat.), Mar. 3, 6, 7 (mat.), 10, 12-13.
Marriage of Figaro (Mozart), Tacoma Opera (Pantages Theater, Tacoma). Mar. 5 & 7 (mat.)
Nixon in China (Adams), Vancouver Opera (Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver). Mar. 13, 16, 18, 20.
Trouble in Tahiti/Ballo delle ingrate & Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (Bernstein/Monteverdi), Portland Opera (Newmark Theatre, Portland). Mar. 26, 28 (mat.), Apr. 1, 3.
Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss), Seattle Opera Young Artist Program (Meydenbauer Theater, Bellevue). Exact dates TBA.
Cosi fan tutte (Mozart), Pacific Opera Victoria (Royal Theatre, Victoria). Apr. 15, 17 (mat.), 20, 22, 24.
Pulcinello vendicato (Paisiello), Northwest Puppet Center (Seattle). Apr. 23, 24 (mat. and eve.), 25 (mat.), 30, May 1 (mat. and eve.), 2 (mat.)
Marriage of Figaro (Mozart), Vancouver Opera (Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver). Apr. 24, 27, 29, May 1, 4.
Barber of Seville (Rossini), Portland Opera (Keller Auditorium, Portland). May 7, 9 (mat.), 13, 15.
Amelia (Hagen, World Premiere), Seattle Opera (Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle). May 8, 9 (mat.), 12, 15, 16 (mat.), 19, 21-22.
Madama Butterfly (Puccini), Vancouver Opera (Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver). May 29, June 1, 3, 5, 8, 10.
Dido and Aeneas/Fairy Queen excerpts (Purcell), Puget Sound Concert Opera. June 4 (Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Seattle), June 5 (Bellevue, venue TBA).
We should be hearing about the schedule of the Seattle Opera Young Artist Program and University of Washington Opera within the next couple months, and presumably also the opera programs of PLU and UPS. We probably won't hear about Kitsap opera for several months, and I have no idea about Bellevue Opera, Pacific Operaworks, and the Seattle Early Music Guild.
If you hear about any other performances in Western Washington, please comment this post.
Der Ring des Nibelungen (Wagner), Seattle Opera (Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle). Cycle I: Aug. 9-10, 12, 14; Cycle II: Aug. 17-18, 20, 22; Cycle III: Aug. 25-26, 28, 30
Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci (Mascagni/Leoncavallo), Lyric Opera Northwest (Meydenbauer Theater, Bellevue). Aug 21, 22 (mat. and eve.), 23 (mat.) Aug 28, 29 (mat. and eve.), 30 (mat.)
Cendrillon (Massenet), Puget Sound Concert Opera. Sept. 19 (mat.) (Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church), Sept. 25 (Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Seattle), Sept. 26 (Bellevue, venue TBA). These dates were printed in the program of their previous production, but I notice their website has not yet been updated, so I don't know if these dates are still valid or not--and with less than a month to go before the performance, I'm a bit dubious. (Never mind).
La boheme (Puccini), Portland Opera (Keller Auditorium, Portland). Sept. 25, 27 (mat.), Oct. 1, 3.
La traviata (Verdi), Pacific Opera Victoria (Royal Theatre, Victoria). Oct. 1, 3 (mat.), 6, 8, 10.
La traviata (Verdi), Seattle Opera (Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle). Oct. 17, 18 (mat.), 21, 23-24, 25 (mat.), 28, 30-31.
Opera choruses, arias and duets, Skagit Opera (McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon). Oct. 18-19.
Carmen (Bizet), Opera Pacifica (San Juan Community Theatre, Friday Harbor). Weekend of Oct. 23.
Cosi fan tutte (Mozart), Seattle Opera Young Artists Program (Venues TBA, exact dates TBA).
Daughter of the Regiment (Donizetti), Kitsap Opera (Venus TBA, exact dates TBA). Not actually certain about this one.
Daughter of the Regiment (Donizetti), Tacoma Opera (Rialto Theater, Tacoma). Nov. 6 & 8 (mat.).
Orphee (Glass), Portland Opera (Keller Auditorium, Portland). Nov. 6, 8 (mat.), 12, 14.
Opera Scenes Workshop, University of Puget Sound Opera (Schneebeck Concert Hall, Tacoma). Nov. 7.
Rake's Progress (Stravinsky), Pacific Opera Victoria (Royal Theatre, Victoria). Nov. 12, 14 (mat.), 17, 19, 21.
Albert Herring (Britten), Pacific Lutheran University Opera (Eastvold Auditorium, Tacoma). Nov. 12 - 14, 15 (mat.)
Rigoletto (Verdi), Concert Opera of Seattle (Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond). Nov. 21.
Norma (Bellini), Vancouver Opera (Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver). Nov. 28, Dec. 1, 3, 5.
Renee Fleming recital (Benaroya Hall, Seattle). Dec. 4.
Cosi fan tutte (Mozart), Puget Sound Concert Opera. Dec. 4 (Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Seattle), Dec. 5 (Bellevue, venue TBA), Dec. 12 (mat.) (Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church).
Il trovatore (Verdi), Seattle Opera (Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle). Jan. 16, 17 (mat.), 20, 23, 24 (mat.), 27, 29-30
Bluebeard's Castle/La Damoiselle Elue (Bartok/Debussy), Puget Sound Concert Opera. Jan. 23 (Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Seattle), Jan. 24 (Bellevue, venue TBA), Jan. 30 (mat.) (Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church).
Cosi fan tutte (Mozart), Portland Opera (Keller Auditorium, Portland). Feb. 5, 7 (mat.), 11, 13.
Dr. Miracle/My Fair Galatea (Bizet/von Suppe), Tacoma Opera (Theatre on the Square, Tacoma). Feb. 6 & 7 (mat.)
Capriccio (Strauss), Pacific Opera Victoria (Royal Theatre, Victoria). Feb. 25, 27 (mat.), Mar. 2, 4, 6.
Madama Butterfly (Puccini), Skagit Opera (McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon). Feb. 26, 28, Mar. 5, 7.
Falstaff (Verdi), Seattle Opera (Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle). Feb. 27, 28 (mat.), Mar. 3, 6, 7 (mat.), 10, 12-13.
Marriage of Figaro (Mozart), Tacoma Opera (Pantages Theater, Tacoma). Mar. 5 & 7 (mat.)
Nixon in China (Adams), Vancouver Opera (Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver). Mar. 13, 16, 18, 20.
Trouble in Tahiti/Ballo delle ingrate & Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (Bernstein/Monteverdi), Portland Opera (Newmark Theatre, Portland). Mar. 26, 28 (mat.), Apr. 1, 3.
Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss), Seattle Opera Young Artist Program (Meydenbauer Theater, Bellevue). Exact dates TBA.
Cosi fan tutte (Mozart), Pacific Opera Victoria (Royal Theatre, Victoria). Apr. 15, 17 (mat.), 20, 22, 24.
Pulcinello vendicato (Paisiello), Northwest Puppet Center (Seattle). Apr. 23, 24 (mat. and eve.), 25 (mat.), 30, May 1 (mat. and eve.), 2 (mat.)
Marriage of Figaro (Mozart), Vancouver Opera (Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver). Apr. 24, 27, 29, May 1, 4.
Barber of Seville (Rossini), Portland Opera (Keller Auditorium, Portland). May 7, 9 (mat.), 13, 15.
Amelia (Hagen, World Premiere), Seattle Opera (Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle). May 8, 9 (mat.), 12, 15, 16 (mat.), 19, 21-22.
Madama Butterfly (Puccini), Vancouver Opera (Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver). May 29, June 1, 3, 5, 8, 10.
Dido and Aeneas/Fairy Queen excerpts (Purcell), Puget Sound Concert Opera. June 4 (Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Seattle), June 5 (Bellevue, venue TBA).
We should be hearing about the schedule of the Seattle Opera Young Artist Program and University of Washington Opera within the next couple months, and presumably also the opera programs of PLU and UPS. We probably won't hear about Kitsap opera for several months, and I have no idea about Bellevue Opera, Pacific Operaworks, and the Seattle Early Music Guild.
If you hear about any other performances in Western Washington, please comment this post.