Pacific Northwest Opera

05/31/2026

Our 11th annual "Arias in the Garden" Summer Benefit will be on Sunday, August 2, 4:30 p.m. at the spectacular Briarwood Estate in Mount Vernon.

The singers will include Aria Minasian who was spectacular in her debut as the Composer in our recent production of Ariadne auf Naxos, Alexa Jarvis who sang Liu in our 2018 production of Turandot and gone on to sing 8 seasons at the Metropolitan Opera and Skagit Valley's own Adia Bowen, who is on her way to New York to get her Masters's Degree in Opera Performance, studying with world renowned coloratura soprano, Cyndia Seiden.

Don't miss this elegant event and special opportunity to support Pacific Northwest Opera!

Tickets are $125 per person and include appetizers, a multi-course dinner, wine and beautiful music as well as lots of opera-tunities to support your local opera company.

This event sells out, so don't delay in reserving your spot! Tickets will not be available at the door.

Tickets at www.pnopera.org

04/26/2026

Aria Minasian "Heilige Musik" from Ariadne auf Naxos. Two remaining performances May 1 & 3 at McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon
for tickets:https://purchase.mcintyrehall.org/EventAvailability?EventId=17201
Student tickets $10 at door on the day of performances

04/26/2026

Ariadne auf Naxos. Two remaining performances May 1 & 3 at McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon
for tickets:https://purchase.mcintyrehall.org/EventAvailability?EventId=17201
Student tickets 1/2 price at door.

04/23/2026

Drama on stage at the first dress rehearsal of "Ariadne auf Naxos"
Three performances at McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon, April 25, May 1 & 3. For tickets: https://purchase.mcintyrehall.org/EventAvailability?EventId=17201
Photos by David Scherrer

04/18/2026

04/13/2026

Sorry Timothée. Opera is alive and well in Mount Vernon, WA

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Student tickets $10 at box office on date of performance.

04/07/2026

Rehearsals are underway and Ariadne is already sleeping on the job.
For tickets to Ariadne auf Naxos: https://purchase.mcintyrehall.org/EventAvailability?EventId=17201

04/01/2026

Music Director Jonathan Khuner joined by the cast of Ariadne auf Naxos gave a wonderful introduction to the music of Ariadne yesterday at our traditional "Meet the Artists" event at Lairmont Manor in Bellingham.

01/30/2026

Drum roll...Announcing our cast for Ariadne auf Naxos. Performances April 25, May 1 & 3.
Ariadne…………………….. Katie Van Kooten
Zerbinetta…………………. Hallie Schmidt
Bacchus…………………….. Alex Boyer
Composer………………….. Aria Minasian
Harlequin………………….. Andrew Payne
Dance MasterBrighella… Greg Sliskovich
Truffaldino………………….. James Eder
Scaramuccio………………. Callum Alden
Music Master……………… Michael Drumheller
Echo..................................... Jordan Elise Knapick
Naiad................................... Emma Petersen Melland
Dryad .................................. Rachelle Moss
Officer…………………………Lyon Stewart
Haushofmeister……………Miles Rind
Lackey………………………. Vladyslav Popov

For Tickets: https://purchase.mcintyrehall.org/EventAvailability?EventId=17201

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01/16/2026

Congratulations to Alex Boyer for another big role. He will be singing his first Bacchus in our Ariadne auf Naxos in April/May.

Cast change: Tenor Alex Boyer will portray Herod — Salome’s father — in Richard Strauss’s “Salome,” onstage January 25-February 14. Boyer replaces Brandon Jovanovich, who has withdrawn from the production for personal reasons.

Boyer is known for his commanding voice and dramatic portrayals of the lyric and spinto tenor repertoire. In 2025, he made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Captain Ahab in “Moby Dick.” He has also appeared in the Metropolitan Opera's new production of “Salome,” in Chicago Opera Theater’s 2019 production of “Moby Dick,” among other leading roles at Opera San Jose, Santa Fe Opera, Hawaii Opera Theater, and more.

For tickets, visit lyricopera.org/salome.