Family Events

Join us for a one-night-only preview of the upcoming 2019/20 season through music and brilliant imagery. Live laser artists choreograph the show to a soundtrack of great opera with narration by Seattle Opera's General Director, Aidan Lang.

After a glorious victory, Odysseus and his courageous crew face monsters, tempests, sorcery, and the gods themselves during their epic journey home. Presented by Seattle Opera and Seattle Public Theater, Odyssey is performed by youth ages 7–18. Music by Ben Moore; libretto by Kelley Rourke. Commissioned by The Glimmerglass Festival, 2015. 

Sunday, May 12, 2019 at 2:00 PM is Family Day at Carmen! Bizet’s thriller about an everyday soldier’s ill-fated obsession with the ultimate femme fatale is the iconic opera. Featuring an unrivaled procession of hit melodies, Bizet’s lavish score brims with brilliant orchestration.