Seattle Opera

Mission Statement

Seattle Opera strives to produce musically extraordinary, theatrically compelling operas, employing uniformly high quality casts, dramatically aware conductors, and innovative yet textually concerned directors and designers. By continuing our emphasis on the work of Richard Wagner and by achieving national and international recognition for the quality of all our performances, Seattle Opera commits itself to advancing the cultural life of the Pacific Northwest.

Core Values:

• Art matters

• Professional integrity

• Audacity - not following others; doing the impossible

• Always striving for excellence

• Appreciating the value of all those who contribute to the Company