Editing Seattle Opera (section)

{{short description|Opera company in Seattle, Washington, U.S.}}
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| founder = [[Glynn Ross]]
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[[File:McCaw Hall Kreielsheimer Promenade.JPG|thumb|right|Façade of Marion Oliver McCaw Hall at [[Seattle Center]], seen from [[Kreielsheimer Promenade]] with the [[Space Needle]] in the background]]

'''Seattle Opera''' is an American [[opera]] company based in [[Seattle]], Washington. The company's season runs from August through late May, comprising five or six operas of eight to ten performances each, often featuring double casts in major roles to allow for successive evening presentations.

Since August 2003, Seattle Opera has performed at [[McCaw Hall|Marion Oliver McCaw Hall]] (capacity: 2,967), which was built on the site of the old Seattle Opera House at [[Seattle Center]]. The company's current general director is James Robinson.