Our 2017 / 2018 Season

“Celebrating 50 years of Great Opera!”

The Marriage of Figaro by WA Mozart The Barber of Seville grows up and continues to charm! (Sung in Italian with English supertitles) October 28, November 3 and 5, 2017 at the Rialto Theater 310 S 9th St, Tacoma, WA 98402

Carmen by Georges Bizet The story of the beautiful gypsy who gave her love, but could not be possessed, never fails to excite! (Sung in French with English supertitles) February 3, 9 and 11, 2018 at the Pantages Theater 901 Broadway Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402

The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár Lehár’s most famous and beloved operetta (sung in English with English supertitles) April 14, 20 and 22, 2017 at the Rialto Theater 310 S 9th St, Tacoma, WA 98402

“I really, really love you guys, and I’ve been telling people all week that I love Tacoma Opera…
…it’s amazing to me – the quality of your productions!” ~ A Tacoma Opera Patron

“Opera happens because a large number of things amazingly fail to go wrong.” ~ Terry Pratchett
“No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.” ~ W. H. Auden