Tacoma Opera Reviews

 The three lead voices were excellent, and also interwove in an impactful way. The ballet component greatly enhanced the story telling.The orchestra was supurb. The harp was especially eloquent. The staging, lighting, costuming, and choreography made potent contributions to the well-told Tale. A Happy Ending is always appreciated .... especially during complex, challenging Times. Thank you all, cast and crew.

 This was our second visit to Tacoma Opera - the first was Rheingold last fall. we live in Port Townsend so it is relatively long trip for us, but definitely worth the drive. Good to have

 My first visit into Pantages. Also my first Tacoma Opera. I am delighted. A pleasure to visit your site, as well as bringing together ballet and opera. Audience fun and friendly. Remarkable to walk neighborhood to where I parked my car near Annie Wright Park. Hardly any cars on road on Sunday. Warm and welcoming theatre and community. - I’ve missed since my days driving to Stadium district for PT. Delighted to see nieghborhoods thriving.

 It was my first time seeing opera. I attended because a cast mate from a musical theater show was in the ensemble. Very well done.

 Wonderful production.

 Great production, thanks.

 Tacoma Opera is a first rate production company!

 It was a beautiful and emotional charged performance. Amazing vocals!!! story, orchestra, environment , dance, ensemble…. We really enjoyed it!!!! Thank you 🙏 not to forget that the theatre itself is state of the art and very well organised and all staff were very helpful.

 It was a beautiful theatre and our first opera , will be back , wonderful evening

 I hate the Pantages Theater. The space is uncomfortable and awkward, if not dangerous. Management is poor. I love The Ring, and there was much to like in your production but if I don't come back for more, it will be because of the venu.

 The production/cast were terrific! Pre-talk also excellent. Only problem? I'm handicapped in WC--the Pantages Theater is woefully deficient in handicap restrooms.

 It was great!

 Google maps gave us the wrong address on 30th by Ace Hardware which increased our stress level tremendously. (We drove 6 hours to get to the performance!) Thank goodness the actual address was on the ticket! But then we had to be seated in the very upper row, since we arrived a few minutes after the start.

 Loved everything about the performance. Kudos to Tacoma Opera! I have one comment. We sat in the first row of the Center Loge section, and the brightness of the subtitles was very distracting Since the subtitles were so bright, the light emitting from the subtitle projector was also obvious and distracting. Please consider dimming the subtitles. For comparison, Seattle Opera uses subtitles that are not as bright and do not distract.

 Everything was lovely. I can't wait for the next installment! I'm especially grateful that I was able to print out my tickets, and not rely on my cellphone.

 See my comments above.

 Especially impressed with the chorus!

 The only thing I don't understand it why the ending was changed, The story is a classic tragedy and would have preferred this part of the performance to respect and be true to the mythology. To have Euridice die, then come back to life, then die again, only to be redeemed by love was a bit too over-the-top on liberties taken to the story.

 This was a very powerful performance.

 A delight to see Tacoma ballet join with opera for performance. I rarely get to ballet. Been decades. You have inspired me to attend sooner. I look forward to your next opera as well. I liked three primary singers all women. Took me a minute to get that Orfeo played by a women and their voices worked well together. I’m fairly new to opera. I look forward to seeing soprano who sang Euredice next year. enjoy the interludes of orchestra during stage changes.

 Very enjoyable performance! I loved everything about it - the music, the singers (both solo and chorale), the costuming and the ballet were all wonderful. I would like to see another collaboration with Tacoma City Ballet.

 Loved it!

 The performance was beautiful. It may have been minimalist, but in the best sense. Costuming was not elaborate but the voices were a delight to the ear. Adding the ballet dance troupe was genius and really gave the opera a feeling of both grace and movement. I was very impressed with the performance and don't understand why anyone would take issue with both leads being female. Back in the day of Shakespeare, all actors were male. Quality over all.

 Bravo Tutti!! Loved this performance & thank you to Tacoma opera for programming more diverse content for more people to see themselves in the opera <3.

 This event was breathtakingly beautiful. From tragedy to triumph.

 Thank you!

 It was a beautiful and emotional charged performance. Amazing vocals!!! story, orchestra, environment , dance, ensemble…. We really enjoyed it!!!! Thank you 🙏

 The performance was Fantastic!!! Sadly, I will most likely not return for another opera performance due to the policy against leaving/returning to your seat during the show.

 Loved the collaboration with Tacoma City Ballet, it sells tickets!

 Nicely done.

 This was my ninth different production of Rheingold , and I've seen it many times more. Applause for most of the fine and well cast singers. Rhinemaidens and Wotan were the exception, with intonation and oversinging the main problems. Alberich is a fine singer. Given a better costume, hair, and staging, he would be a standout. It's easy to forget that he should have some degree of power and majesty since he is Schwarz Wotan. He HAS to rival or at least balance Wotan.

 Fantastic job all around! Having attended two Ring Cycles at Seattle Opera, I so appreciate that Tacoma Opera has embraced this phenomenal work - you executed amazingly well. I can't wait for the next installments :)

 Very well done

 Loved the performance. Can't wait for the next installment. Performers and orchestra were fantastic. I loved that there were children involved. The venue I feel was perfect. In fact, I feel this entire experience was what opera use to be, before giant budgets, pomp and circumstance took over. Where creativity reigns supreme. Talent shine. The audience, everyday people waiting to be transported through storytelling, in a relax setting. You got the guts, keep on going.

 Would have liked a bit more background scenery. The singing was excellent! Amazing that a voice can carry that far! Superb. It was a first opera experience for my friend and she thought it was the best perfomance she has ever seen!

 Fantastic production and it was thoroughly enjoyed by all five of us in my group.

 I was very pleased with this performance. Excellent singing, staging, sets, and costumes. Great job, Tacoma Opera!

 A superb performance by the Tacoma Opera's cast, orchestra, and stage directorial staff! Soaring voices, grand music, and marvelous costumes. Marvelous! Way to go Tacoma Opera!

 Amazing performance, what a privilege to be able to attend opera in Tacoma! The orchestra was superb. I look forward to the future years of the Ring Cycle.

 I was completely unfamiliar with the Opera, & have only seen Italian & English opera in the past. It was confusing the 1st half to understand who each charactor was and some singers voices did not project well into the audience. Loved orchestra & music ! In 2nd half the weaker singers were projecting much better & I understood the charactors more completely, especially the "Giants" as they were physically shorter than the main charactor on stage & did not look g

 Wonderful for Tacoma!

 The only difficult thing was not realizing the screen for the super titles was going to be hard to see from the front seats. Maybe a warning for people new to the scene so we know to get seats further back. The performance itself was amazing!

 I am completely committed to seeing all of the installments! What a huge opportunity to be able to see such an epic Opera right here in Tacoma! I was able to introduce both my mothering law and a good friend to the Opera with this being thier first ever show! They loved every minute!

 The cast was terrific and the orchestra complimented their singing. The directors knowledge of the ring cycle was evident with the staging and the performance.

 Amazing opera performance! Looking forward to Orfeo - and especially next year's Ring opera.

 I am glad to see the beginning of the Ring Series. These tickets were a birthday gift. I brought my 19 year old.

 It was a marvelous performance. The singing was excellent, the orchestra rose to the occasion. I loved especially the fact that they took Wagner's staging instructions as the starting point, and didn't set it on a jet plane, or the orient express. Bravo!!!

 Excellent performance!

 I enjoyed the production, the singers, and the orchestra; however the mezzanine level was uncomfortable and hot. I was unable to enjoy the second half of the performance and had to leave.

 I'm not the biggest fan of Wagner's music so I needed some convincing. I was CONVINCED! This was a fabulous show. The voices were superb. The staging and acting was excellent, and the lighting and sets were quite good. Orchestra sounded great, too. This has to be my favorite Tacoma Opera production ever!

 See above. Loved it!

 I drove down from Seattle after hearing about Tacoma Opera’s plans, on Classic KING FM, to present Wagner’s complete Ring Cycle over the next four years. What a delight to be there on opening night for Das Rhinegold! All aspects were exceptional, beginning with the excellent notes in the program to the astonishingly beautiful interior of the Pantages Theatre. The orchestra was heroic as were the singers. And hooray for the supra titles. Looking forward to next year.

 The Pantages is a beauful, opulent theater! The singers had wonderful voices and were expressive and skilled. I loved the costumes!

 The amplification of the orchestra significantly detracted from the experience. Do not amplify the orchestra. If you insist on doing it, don’t do a terrible job of it.

 Phenomenal

 A wonderful production! Alberich stole the show! An excellent job of presenting a complicated work. It was sort of a period piece, wonderful costumes, sort of steampunk meets Edwardian in design. It was reminiscent of Seattle's green Ring on a smaller scale with a touch of industrial revolution. I can't wait to see the rest of the Ring Cycle!

 Amazing performance in a beautiful setting.

 The cast was magnificent,, and the orchestra and seeing is the refurbished classic theater was fabulous.... Thank you Tacoma Opera for such high quality performance

 One of the best performances

 Absolutely spectacular

 It was one of the best operas I've ever seen! My family had a fantastic time! We really appreciate the opportunity to attend! Thank you!

 Stunning performances one right after another. I love the cozy theater size where every seat is great and that makes me feel part of the community.

 The material, performers, arrangements & orchestration were all excellent.

 A delightful experience!

 We really enjoyed it. First time opera experience for us both.

 It was such a pleasure to experience the joy each performer expressed as they sang. They seemed to genuinely like each other and played off of each other well. I liked hearing well-known pieces, because I'm still somewhat inexperienced with attending opera.

 An amazing opera concert! We felt such joy after having attended!

 It was great seeing (and hearing) our favorite Tacoma Opera singers perform those classic musical numbers.

 The best. !

 What a wonderful show. The cast, costumes & staging were all excellent!

 Didn’t see it

 A friend (who had never been to an opera) joined me for this performance and loved it. The music was beautiful as were the voices and backdrops/scenery. I especially enjoyed seeing all the young talent on stage.

 Along with the voices, the fluid, natural acting made this production a standout. Although Mimi (Kristin Vogel) had some trouble expressing the high notes, her voice blended seamlessly with Rodolfo's (Nathan Granner). I saw some audience tears at the end. All the principals made their characters come alive, and Benoit's (Miles Rind) turn provided welcome comic relief in a bass baritone that became the center of attention when he was on stage.

 Nathan Granner and the orchestra were, to me, both outstanding! Thank you Tacoma Opera!

 Loved the event! The voices of Mimi and Rodolfo were incredible, and all the acting was great, very believable! Thank you!

 Little Church on the Prairie

 Mimi was my fav! Every voice a treasure! Better than Seattle opera!!!! And a better value too.

 What a treat Tacoma Oprera/company's matinee' performance,of "LaBoheme"was to a community that treasures music so muchthat it provide rsalltoypesof musical experience and instruction insstry=ucion=achibg i ibstrumental and l rihhcommuniitysdterday's "

 It was a wonderful experience. I hope to see many more operas in the coming months.

 Spectacular opera

 Truly enjoyed the performance.

 Appreciated the English translation. Singers were excellent. Enjoyed my first opera.

 Cast was wonderful! Set was great.

 A beautiful production

 I loved this multigenerational arts focus and the youth both on stage and in the upper balcony. Legacy work!

 What an incredible performance. Beyond impressed.

 It was a wonderful way to celebrate my birthday!

 We greatly enjoyed the evening. At it, we visited with a male friend who is a singer and who has performed and studied opera, including in Italy. His comments helped affirm our own strong dominantly positive feelings about the performance. We felt the lead singers to be especially fine--but we felt that a couple of the support singers were a bit less so. For many reasons, we think it's wonderful and wise that children have been included in recent productions.

 The three lead singers were specially good and the kids course was well timed with the orchestra. Overall a delightful performance.

 I loved Boheme The cast was fantastic and I so enjoyed meeting them after the show. Our Parpignol was a small role but so outstanding and the rest of the cast was really really great as well.

 had a great time!

 Wonderful performance. We thoroughly enjoyed it.

 Great seats! Perfect view of the supertitles. This was so well-produced, directed, and performed. Loved the cast! The sets were so well done (the snow was amazing!) The orchestra was superb. And of course, I always love love love the Pantages!

 It was great!