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Text saying "use promo code Timothee" is crossed out. Handwritten below is "Jimothy." Text below reads "to save 15% on Salome tickets, today only!" A woman in a black dress and slicked back hair rests her hand on a cutout image of the raccoon Jimothy and stares powerfully at the camera.
Yellow and white text in a yellow frame reads: We're hiring! Head of Properties, Artist Services Manager, Assistant Production Manager. Text lays over a slightly darkened image of a brightly lit building and a busy city street at night.
A hand holds up a round black button with the words "opera rocks" in rainbow colors up to the camera. In the background, people wear colorful clothes and walk down a street.
Text reads: "Closed for break! Our offices will be closed June 29 through July 3." Image: a man in an orange and turquoise Hawaiian print shirt and matching shorts pours sunscreen into his hand from a brown bottle. He stands behind a woman in a white sunhat, red cateye sunglasses, and a red checkered sundress lounging in a lawn chair.
Text: "Speight Jenkins Funeral, July 11 at 10:30 AM, St. James Cathedral" Image: An elderly man wearing glasses and a black tuxedo sits smiling in front of a red theater curtain.
Four people in their 20's & 30's stand at a tall white table looking over sheet music. Text reads: Jane Lang Davis Creation Lab, for emerging composers & librettists. Applications due August 2, 2026.
An elderly man with white hair and silver glasses wears a tuxedo and black bowtie. He sits at the edge of a stage and rests his hands on his lap smiling, with a red curtain illuminated by a spotlight behind him.
A woman in a ruffly red flamenco dress holds the hand of a man in a red and gold bullfighter uniform, both smiling. Text reads: Pay What You Wish, Carmen, Wednesday, May 13.
A man in a black leather jacket and white shirt holds his hand up, a man in all black behind him points somethings at him.
Against a turquoise backdrop are three rows and three columns of headshots of the cast members of Carmen, with their name and role below each photo. Text in the top right reads "Carmen, Cast"
7 people wearing business attire pose for a photo with an infinity shaped trophy made of rainbow glass.
7 people wearing business attire pose for a photo with an infinity shaped trophy made of rainbow glass.
A man in an untucked collared shirt and brown pants and a man in a gray suit share a kiss. Text reads: Pay What You Wish, Fellow Travelers, Wednesday, February 25
A man in a blue floral printed dress shirt, black pants, and leather shoes sits on stage with a microphone. A banner with the Seattle Opera logo stands behind him. Text reads: Opera Classes online and in-person
The outline of a red and green Christmas gift box contains a 3x3 grid with drag queen Anita Spritzer posing in each square. She has comically voluminous white hair and wears a red plaid plunging top with white fur trimmed cuffs. She makes a different pose in each square, licking a lollipop, sipping hot cocoa, tossing candy canes etc. Text reads: Anita Spritzer's Gay Apparel, Seattle Opera, Dec. 11 & 13, Dec. 19.
Portrait of a woman with red lipstick, dark eye makeup, short hair and a nose piercing smiling widely with her nose scrunched and eyes closed. She wears a plunging black top with a black leather jacket, and turns her cheek slightly into her hand to the left. Text reads: Jamie Barton in recital, Nov. 21, 2026. "The g*ddamned diva opera deserves"-BroadwayWorld
A man in a brown coat and pants with a red scarf sits and looks dreamily up and out to the right. A woman in a blue tweed coat and short curly hair sits to the right leaning her head against his. Behind them is a table with a painter's palette and an open book. Text reads: Puccini, La bohème, May 8-23, 2027. You only live once.
Black and white headshots of a man in a black long sleeve shirt and a woman in a white dress shirt pose together against a graphic backdrop of a mandala. Text reads: Delibes, Lakmé in Concert, Mar. 5-7, 2027. "Pure enchantment" -Gramophone UK
A woman dressed as Frida Kahlo wears an orange floral headpiece, orange earrings, and an orange Mexican style dress and robe. She stands arm-in-arm with a man dressed as Diego Rivera, wearing a blue shirt and overalls under an orange painter's smock. Behind them is a wall of stone skulls in dark orange lighting. Text reads: Frank | Cruz, El último sueño de Frida y Diego. Jan. 16-30, 2027, the last dream of Frida and Diego.
A woman in a black silk dress, dark makeup, and slicked back curly hair kneels to look at a head on a gold pedestal. In front and behind her, gray silks float in the wind. Text reads: Strauss Lachmann, Salome, Oct. 17-31, 2026. Sanctified insanity.
Against a dark background, man in a brown coat and red scarf looks up and outward towards the left at something in the distance. A woman in a blue tweed coat and curly short hair leans her back against him, holding his lapel and glancing over her shoulder at him. Yellow text reads: Announcing our 2026/27 season, swipe for the lineup.
Turquoise background with the Seattle Opera logo in yellow in the upper left, and Fellow Travelers Cast in the upper right. Below, a grid of four columns and three rows of headshots, names, and roles of each cast member.
Black and white image of a white haired man in glasses and a dark sweater. Text reads: Opera Talk, Thomas Mallon, author of Fellow Travelers, Feb. 20 at 7:30 PM, Town Hall Seattle.
Nonprofit of the Year: Cheer Seattle, KCSARC, Lifelong, Seattle Opera. GSBA Impact Awards logo.
A group of 23 staff members, some wearing Christmas sweaters, pose for a group photo in front of a Christmas tree decorated with white lights and gold ornaments.
A woman with medium skin tone wears a hat with reindeer antlers and a chain of christmas lights as a long necklace, smiling at the camera behind a table of art prints.
A woman puts a brown paper bag of donations into a cart at the Opera Center. Text reads "Call for donations, Plymouth Housing supply drive, bring donations to the Opera Center through the month of December"
A man in a 1950's style busines suit carries a jacket and briefcase. He stands next to a park bench and looks at a wall of portraits, historical photos of government employees who were discriminated against during the lavender scare. Text reads: The Lavender Names Project, call for LGBTQ+ stories and photos.
A portrait painting of black woman wearing a head wrap, with her eyes slightly closed and hands gently touching her chin. The artist has painted her in a stylized rainbow of colors, so her face and the background are shades of green, pink, orange, yellow, and purple, while her head wrap is painted in shades of brown and olive green. Text reads Black Artists Market, Dec. 5, Midtown Square, Dec. 6, the Opera Center, In partnership with Arte Noir, Art by Myron Curry.
In the foreground, sheet music on a music stand reads "A Tribute to the Armed Services." In the background and slighly out of focus, a small audience sits in chairs, most of them looking to the right.
Drag queen Anita Spritzer's face pops out from a pile of red and green sparkly Christmas ornaments. Her eyebrows are red, her eyelids are green, and her eyelashes are one inch long. A red bow across the top has gold glittery text that reads: "Anita Spritzer's Gay Apparel"
Two women stand on a sidewalk on either side of a large canvas cart full of supply donations, holding a thumbs up.
A woman wearing a paper pirate hat sits at a children's craft table, showing everyone a boat made from a paper plate folded in half, and a paper sail on a popsicle stick.
Black and white headshots of a man on the left wearing glasses, a newspaper cap, cardigan and bowtie, and a man on the right wearing a white collared shirt and suit jacket. Text reads "2027 world premiere, The Wedding Banquet, Music by Huang Ruo, Libretto by James Schamus"
The Pirate King stands atop a pirate ship, arms outstretched and smiling wide. Three pirates surround him, two down below and one swinging from a rope ladder on the ship. Text reads: Pay What You Wish, The Pirates of Penzance, Friday, October 24.
A woman in a red trench coat stands next to a golden retriever, who sits and looks up at her.
Headshots of four fabulous drag queens serving maximum slayage, each taking up a corner of the image. Clouds fill the space between them and the whole image is tinted purple with green accents. Lower right corner reads: Queens of the Night, October 31, 7:30 PM, at the Opera Center.
Music's in our blood. Drop in to Tokyo. Donate Blood Sept-Oct to win. You + 1 flight + hotel + your concert of choice: Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK.
In a rehearsal studio, 4 performers gather around a person sitting cross legged holding a birthday cake on their head. The performers have various expressions of surprise and joy with jazz hands, and one who's tasted the cake.
Three rows and four columns of portraits of opera singers. Thomas Glass, Major-General Stanley, Reginald Smith Jr., The Pirate King, David Portillo, Frederic, Vanessa Becerra, Mabel, Katharine Goeldner, Ruth, Nathan Stark, Sergeant of Police, Ilya Silchukou, Samuel, Tess Altiveros, Edith, Erica Convery, Kate, Elizabeth Peterson, Isabel.
crowd sitting on indoor bleachers smiles and raises their hands. Text inside a blue outlined box in the lower left reads "Open house at the opera center, Saturday, October 4, 1:00-4:00 PM."
Black text on a bright yellow background reads: Call for auditions, youth chorus for Carmen, November 4, 5, & 8, 2025. Youth performers who wish to audition must: be between the ages of 9–16, have a treble or unchanged voice, have musical comprehension, be able to harmonize independently, possess good stage presence, come prepared with one song, memorized with piano (pianist provided). Youth chorus positions are volunteer, with parking and mileage reimbursement provided, and performers must be available for all performance dates, May 3–17. Registration is required. Register to audition by 5 PM, October 27, 2025.
Photo of a man with dark hair and a 5 o'clock shadow wearing a gray cargo jumpsuit and gray newspaper cap. He leans against a red 1940's convertible, holding a dirty rag with his arms crossed. The car is missing its front wheel and is set up to be worked on. Yellow text reads "Our website and ticketing system are down for scheduled maintenance today. Thanks for your patience."
A text graphic with black text on a yellow background. Text reads: Call for auditions, dancers for Carmen, October 20, 205 at 7:00 PM. We're casting 4 adult dancers for Georges Bizet's Carmen—3 masculine characters and 1 feminine character. We welcome all gender identities to audition for the role they feel is right for them. Details & requirements: daytime availability for rehearsals is required, must be available for all performance dates, all dance styles welcome. A strong jazz, ballet, or musical theater background encouraged. Please bring a current headshot and resume, positions are paid (AGMA contract). Registration is required to audition. The deadline to register is 5:00 PM, October 6, 2025.
Exterior shot of the Seattle Opera offices, a rectangular building with the first two stories made of glass, and the top story covered in dark gray rectangles of various sizes. In front of the building is a low concrete wall with the words Seattle Opera in metal letters. Text on the image reads "Come work with us! Apply for open positions at seattleopera.org/jobs"
A rack of costumes hang from an orange, industrial clothing rack. The image is framed at a low angle looking slightly upward, as the rack angles from low on the left to high on the right. The most prominent garment is an orange short sleeved dress on the right. Behind it are various dresses and tops in peachy white, purple, blue, green and brown stripes, and black with polka dots. In the lower left corner, yellow text inside a yellow square frame reads "Costume Sale," and in white text, "September 27 at the Opera Center."
Two men and three women are seated in blue wooden chairs around a rectangular table. The women wear heavy 1980's style makeup, low-cut corsets, silk robes, fishnet stockings, and black heels, and two of them have their feet kicked up on the table. One man on the left wears a hot pink suit jacket with black trim, and the other man wears a white collared shirt covered in small flowers and holds an apple in his hand.
Against a black background, a woman with black hair and olive skin tone faces left, looking over her left shoulder as her red dress ripples behind her to the right taking up the lower quadrant of the frame. Her hair is pinned up in a bun with white flowers, she wears a peasant style white top, red bodice covered in black lace, and an ankle length red skirt. Her eyes are focused intensely, lips parted, and cheekbones sharp. Behind her to the left and partially obscured by her figure, a man with brown hair and olive skin tone wears a light blue military uniform trimmed with yellow, and looks up to the right.
An illustrated program cover for La bohème. A man on the left and woman on the right embrace and hold hands in between them, looking into each others' eyes. The man has brown wavy hair and a beard and mustache, olive skin, and wears a long teal blue overcoat and brown scarf, brown pants, and brown shoes. The woman has black hair pulled into a bun with a curly strand hanging at her ear, olive skin, and wears a white blouse and brown floor length skirt with a periwinkle blue shawl. behind them, the left half of the image is various shades of yellow brushstrokes. The right half is the rooftops of a city, a dark blue sky with stars and a crescent moon. Below the rooftops are cafe goers sitting at tables beneath an awning that reads "-afe momus." The style of this image is painterly, with thick, wide brush strokes creating geometric angles and shapes, while having a softy, glowy texture. Text in the upper left reads "encore arts program, May 2007." Text below reads "La bohème, music by Giacomo Puccini, Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, Seattle Opera, Speight Jenkins, General Director."
Tosca kneels and clings to Cavaradossi's collar while he sits in a chair. Tosca's black curly hair is pinned up, and she wears a gold tiara. Her red velvet dress pools around her legs as she kneels, and her white gloved hands clutch Cavaradossi's neck tie. Cavaradossi has black wavy hair and a subtle beard. he wears a plum tailcoat, tan pants, and knee high black boots. He sits in a black and gold chair and grips Tosca's arm, looking at her.
A black and white photo of a woman sitting behind an ornate wooden table, and a man standing behind her to the left. She faces right, her light hair is pinned loosely up in an up-do with a crown-like headband. Her eyelashes and eye makeup are thick and dark, and her brows furrowed and lips turned down. She wears a long dark gown with an open back displaying her shoulders, and a panel in the front with decorative floral motifs. The man standing behind her has light hair with two horizontal curls at his ears, and a mustache and goatee. He wears a white 4-tiered jabot or ascot around his neck, a tailcoat, and buckled shoes, and holds the back of the chair. On the table is a white tablecloth, 6 various stemmed glasses and teacups filled with liquid, plates, a golden cherub, and two candles: one on a tall candelabra and one short.
A man with gray sideburns and a mustache looks out with eyes wide and his mouth wide open in a smile, teeth showing. He wears a tan pith helmet, tan tailcoat with gold epaulettes and medallions on his chest, a red sash around his waist, knee-length tan pants, knee-high orange and brown diamond patterned socks, and boots. He holds a parasol to the left. On the left, two pirates stand facing forward. On the right, three ladies in petticoats stand next to a cluster of tall green grass looking at the man. Behind everyone, a 5 foot tall wall of hand-painted blue waves curl and flow in alternating directions. Above the waves is a blue sky with white clouds.