Seattle Opera Guild

La bohème
2018-02-15 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Royal Theatre of Victoria, BC
One of the most loved operas of all time, Puccini’s La bohème is a gorgeous, nostalgic slice of life about a group of young friends hanging out together, experiencing Paris and love, and loss. Puccini’s music sparkles with humour, pours out lush, sumptuous melodies, and is always completely irresistible.
In the role of Mimi, we are thrilled to welcome back Lucia Cesaroni, last seen at POV as Woglinde in Das Rheingold and Anne Trulove in The Rake’s Progress. Tenor Jason Slayden (Adorno in 2016’s Simon Boccanegra) is Rodolfo. That ever-loving, ever-squabbling couple, Musetta and Marcello, will be played by Sharleen Joynt (the Queen of the Night in last season’s The Magic Flute) and Brett Polegato (Paolo in Simon Boccanegra).

Beatrice and Benedict: Amici
2018-02-15 10:15 - 13:00
Arrival: 10:15am
Business Meeting: 10:30am
Preview: 11:00am
Lunch: noon
Contact: Maria Van Horn at 206.354.9132 or mcvho4@yahoo.com
For last minute driving instructions, please call Linda Voelker at 206-948-7902

Il Trovatore
2018-02-12 14:00
Puget Sound Concert Opera at San Juan Benefit Players
Twenty-five years before the actual story begins, the father of Count di Luna had had a gypsy woman burned at the stake as a witch; the gypsy’s daughter, Azucena, in reprisal, kidnapped one of the two sons of the old count and is believed to have killed him. The other son, the younger Count di Luna, is now commander of the Spanish army. He has never lost hope that his long-lost brother may still be living. The Count and Manrico of Biscay are enemies in a civil war and rivals for the love of the Duchess Leonora.
Ultimately, Manrico & Azucena are both imprisoned by the Count. Leonora wins their freedom by offering herself to the Count in exchange. When the Count accepts, Leonora takes a deadly poison and goes to tell Manrico that he is free. Before Manrico can leave, di Luna arrives and sees that Leonora is dying, he orders Manrico beheaded. When Manrico is dead, Azucena declares that her mother has been avenged and tells di Luna that he has just killed his own brother.

Carmen
2018-02-11 14:00, 2018-02-09 19:30, 2018-02-03 19:30
Tacoma Opera at Pantages Theater
by Georges Bizet
Carmen is an opera in four acts by French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on a novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 March 1875, where its breaking of conventions shocked and scandalized its first audiences. Carmen has since become one of the most popular and frequently performed operas in the classical canon. The opera is written in the genre of opéra comique with musical numbers separated by dialogue. It is set in southern Spain and tells the story of the downfall of Don José, a naïve soldier who is seduced by the wiles of the fiery gypsy Carmen. José abandons his childhood sweetheart and deserts from his military duties, yet loses Carmen’s love to the glamorous toreador Escamillo, after which José kills her in a jealous rage. The depictions of proletarian life, immorality, and lawlessness, and the tragic death of the main character on stage, broke new ground in French opera and were highly controversial.
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Beatrice and Benedict: Bellini
2018-02-11 13:00 - 16:00
Hostess: Roberta Erwin Lyon
Preview Group: Bellini
Arrival: 1:00pm (appetizers and beverages)
Preview: 2:00pm
Dessert: 3:00pm
Cost: $25 for members and guests (a reduced rate for Trilogy members)
Pleast RSVP to Sally Buckingham at 425-293-4510 or sally.buckingham21@gmail.com

L'Elisir d'Amore
2018-01-27 19:30, 2018-01-25 19:30, 2018-01-21 14:00
Vancouver Opera at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC
L’Elisir d’Amore (The Elixir of Love) is a two-act romantic comedy in which a poor and hapless young man eventually wins the hand of the rich and educated town beauty. The love potion of the title unlocks the secret desires of all the main characters, and along the way the plot takes many amusing twists and turns. Chinese soprano Ying Fang, a first-rate coloratura soprano, makes her role debut as Adina. All of the other roles are sung by an exceptional all Canadian cast. Tenor Andrew Haji is note-perfect as Adina’s lovesick stalker, Nemorino, and shines with a perfect lyric tenor tone in the famous aria “Una furtiva lagrima”. Baritone Brett Plegato is pomposity and cockiness incarnate as Belcore, Nemorino’srival for Adina’s affections. Dr. Dulcamara, the salesman behind the fake magic elixir, is sung in suitably wacky style by baritone Stephen Hegedus. Set in a small Canadian town just before WWI, the sets and costumes are whimsical and set the stage perfectly for this tale of innocence. Music Director Jonathan Darlington has total command of Donizetti’s richly textured score.
The performance will last approximately 2 hours and 25 minutes, including 1 intermission.
Sung in Italian with English and Chinese Surtitles
L’elisir d’amore is a Canadian Opera Company production.

Così fan tutte
2018-01-27 19:30, 2018-01-26 19:30, 2018-01-24 19:30, 2018-01-17 19:30, 2018-01-14 14:00 - 17:00, 2018-01-13 19:30
Seattle Opera at McCaw Hall
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Let the games begin! Love has many faces when two buddies don disguises to test the faithfulness of their fiancées. Will the women fall for their “new” suitors as the opera’s title (“All women do it”) suggests? And if they do, who is really to blame? Blending bawdy humor and keen insight, the charming Così features some of the sweetest and most ravishing music Mozart ever wrote.
Jonathan Miller’s acclaimed contemporary production “may be the funniest and most dramatically successful show Seattle Opera has ever staged.” –The Seattle Times
(206) 389-7676

Opera: Baroque to the Gluck Reform Opera
2018-01-21, 2018-01-14
(Featuring Regina Thomas)
Ladies Musical Club of Seattle
West Seattle Library (January 14, 2018)
Mirabella (January 21, 2018)

Così fan tutte with live KING-FM broadcast
2018-01-20 19:30
Seattle Opera at McCaw Hall and KING-FM live broadcast on 98.1 FM
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Let the games begin! Love has many faces when two buddies don disguises to test the faithfulness of their fiancées. Will the women fall for their “new” suitors as the opera’s title (“All women do it”) suggests? And if they do, who is really to blame? Blending bawdy humor and keen insight, the charming Così features some of the sweetest and most ravishing music Mozart ever wrote.
Jonathan Miller’s acclaimed contemporary production “may be the funniest and most dramatically successful show Seattle Opera has ever staged.” –The Seattle Times
(206) 389-7676

Il Trovatore
2018-01-19 19:00
Puget Sound Concert Opera at Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Twenty-five years before the actual story begins, the father of Count di Luna had had a gypsy woman burned at the stake as a witch; the gypsy’s daughter, Azucena, in reprisal, kidnapped one of the two sons of the old count and is believed to have killed him. The other son, the younger Count di Luna, is now commander of the Spanish army. He has never lost hope that his long-lost brother may still be living. The Count and Manrico of Biscay are enemies in a civil war and rivals for the love of the Duchess Leonora.
Ultimately, Manrico & Azucena are both imprisoned by the Count. Leonora wins their freedom by offering herself to the Count in exchange. When the Count accepts, Leonora takes a deadly poison and goes to tell Manrico that he is free. Before Manrico can leave, di Luna arrives and sees that Leonora is dying, he orders Manrico beheaded. When Manrico is dead, Azucena declares that her mother has been avenged and tells di Luna that he has just killed his own brother.

Così fan tutte: Parties and Previews
2018-01-12 18:30 - 22:00
Social: 6:30pm
Dinner: 7:30pm
Program: 8:30pm
Contacts: Sandra Boyd at 425.450.0671
or Emily Mattson at 206.920.0588
For last-minute driving instructions, call 206.467.0136

Board Meeting
2018-01-08 12:30 - 14:00

Executive Committee Meeting
2018-01-08 10:30 - 17:00

Così fan tutte: Mercer Island
2018-01-07 14:00 - 17:00
Arrival: 2:00pm
Program: 3:30pm
Contact: Agi Day at 425.590.9211
For last-minute driving instructions, call 206.232.6339

Così fan tutte: Bellini
2018-01-07 13:00 - 16:00
Arrival: 1:00pm (appetizers and beverages)
Preview: 1:30pm
Dessert: 3:00pm
Cost: $25 for members and guests
RSVP to Sally Buckingham at 425.293.4510 or sally.buckingham21@gmail.com
or Suzy Wakefield at 425.828.6186
For last-minute driving instructions, call 206.328.2262

Così fan tutte: Magnolia/Queen Anne
2018-01-06 18:00 - 21:30
Arrival: 6:00 p.m.
Program: 8:00 p.m.
RSVP to Alecia Rossano at 206.284.7556 or aleciarossano@gmail.com
or Florence Rose Thompson at 206.915.7829 or ffrose@comcast.net
For last-minute driving instructions, call 206.284.0055

Così fan tutte: Allegro
2018-01-06 16:30 - 19:00
Social: 4:30 p.m.
Program: 5:30 p.m.
Contact: Gayle Charlesworth at 253.639.1423 or gaylewings@gmail.com
For last-minute driving instructions, call 253.277.3064

Così fan tutte: Vivace
2018-01-05 12:30 - 15:30
Social: 12:30 p.m.
Meeting: 1:30 p.m.
Preview: 2:00 p.m.
Contact: Emily Bennett at 425.486.5036 or epbennett@msn.com
For last-minute driving instructions, call 425.485.5036

Così fan tutte: Amici
2018-01-04 10:15 - 13:00
Arrival: 10:15 a.m.
Business Meeting: 10:30 a.m.
Preview:11:00 a.m.
Lunch: noon
Contact: Maria Van Horn at 206.354.9132 or mcvho4@yahoo.com
For last-minute driving instructions, call 206.972.8124

Holiday Luncheon
2017-12-08 11:00 - 14:30
The Seattle Opera Guild invites you to attend our Annual Holiday Luncheon!

11:00 am: Social Hour – No Host Cocktails
12:00 pm: Luncheon (Open Seating) – Chicken or Vegetarian Entrée
1:15 pm: Entertainment & Raffle Drawings
Entertainment provided by 2017 SOG Singer’s Development Grant Winners:
Ibidunni Ojikutu (soprano), Kwangsuk Ku (baritone), Lucy Weber (mezzo-soprano) with pianist Lisa Bergman.
RSVP and Pay by Mail
RSVP and Pay Online
RSVP by December 4. SOG Members; $65 / Guests $50
For information contact Penny Wade at 206-938-5949 or penny.wade@comcast.net
