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Ahoy mateys! Get ready for opera on the high seas with Gilbert and Sullivan's popular piratical comedy. The story begins as young Frederic is due to be released from his accidental apprenticeship to a band of pirates; he dreams of living an honorable life dedicated to love. However, a leap year loophole puts his freedom on the line. When the very modern Major-General's doting daughters arrive, hearts are promised, vows are made, and eventually pirates are pardoned in this light-hearted comedy.

Making its Seattle Opera debut, this production of the family-friendly farce comes to Seattle following rave reviews at The Glimmerglass Festival, The Atlanta Opera, and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Featuring an exciting cast of operatic talent and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, you'll be thrilled with rapid-fire lyrics and toe-tapping tunes.

EPSG:4326

The Pirates of Penzance

Seattle Center

Step into the passionate world of Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana, where love, betrayal, and honor converge in an operatic masterpiece. The young man Turiddu abandons Santuzza, who is deeply in love with him, and in his pursuit of the married Lola, ends up being killed in a duel with her husband, Alfio. With its rich melodies and gripping narrative, the opera will sweep you away with its soaring arias and poignant melodies that bring to life the emotions and entangled relationships of a Sicilian village.

Opera! Cavalleria Rusticana

Safe Credit Union Performing Arts Center

The show must go on, but how? For Canio and his traveling troupe, painted smiles and colorful costumes belie infidelity and betrayal. The façade is shattered when a hidden affair is revealed and a lighthearted night at the theater gives way to jealousy, suspicion, and ultimately violence. As the line between performance and reality blurs and the drama onstage begins to mirror the turmoil offstage, Pagliacci begs the question—does art imitate life, or does life imitate art?

Baritone

Reginald Smith, Jr.

Events

Upcoming events

9 - 16 May, 2026

Pagliacci · Minnesota Opera

Past events

Oct 18 - Nov 1, 2025

The Pirates of Penzance · Seattle Opera

Mar 15, 2025

Opera! Cavalleria Rusticana · Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera

Future and recently performed repertoire

Tonio in Pagliacci by Leoncavallo

Minnesota Opera

Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana by

Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera

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