More via press releases: The new American opera BLUE with Music by Jeanine Tesori and Libretto by Tazewell Thompson is one of the works chosen to be part of Seattle Opera’s live 2021/22 Season.Īfter more than a year without live, in-person performances due to COVID-19, Seattle Opera will officially return to the theater this fall with its 2021/22 Season. Go HERE for more info on Pacific Northwest Ballet (including info about the return of the very beloved holiday tradition, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker ®) and go HERE for the same about Seattle Opera including more details about the Seattle debut of a brand new opera BLUE from Tony Award winning composer Jeanne Tesori that centers on the lives of an African-American family and the Black Lives Matter movement.īoth orgs got a head start on announcing a return to live performances with in-house audiences…look for more local arts groups to do the same in the weeks ahead.

After a year of darkened venues for live music, theater, and performance due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it looks like a number of arts organizations are ready to announce a return to live shows before in-house audiences.īoth Pacific Northwest Ballet and the Seattle Opera announced on Tuesday that they were ready to commit to a return to live performances beginning this fall at Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall.įirst up on September 24th: PNB’s SINGULARLY CERRUDO showcasing a trio of pieces by PNB’s Resident Choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo.Ī few weeks later, Seattle Opera makes its scheduled return with a beloved fan favorite: Puccini’s La bohème (aka, the opera that the musical Rent is based on, if you’re more of a musical theater nerd than an opera nerd…)īoth PNB and the Opera have announced full 2021-22 seasons (and season ticket/pass options).

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