Serbian baritone Željko Lučić made his Seattle Opera debut in May 2025 singing Scarpia in TOSCA. In his aria “Hai più forte sapore” this villain sings about how much more exciting violent conquest is, to him, than consensual sex. The orchestra of Seattle Opera was conducted by Leonardo Sini. Photo by Sunny Martini. 

ŽELJKO LUČIĆ as Scarpia

Korean tenor Yonghoon Lee returns to Seattle Opera as Cavaradossi in TOSCA. In the first act church scene, he woos the jealous-minded Tosca with a melting line that provokes from her the response, “Oh, you’re SO good at making me fall in love with you.” The orchestra of Seattle Opera was conducted by Leonardo Sini. Photo by Sunny Martini. 

YONGHOON LEE as Cavaradossi

American baritone Craig Colclough made his Seattle Opera debut in May 2025 singing Scarpia in TOSCA. In Act Two, he tells Tosca how he’s always been her number-one fan, and that he’s just seen her in her best role yet. “When I saw you clinging to Cavaradossi, that’s when I knew I must have you!” Vanessa Goikoetxea as Tosca and the orchestra of Seattle Opera were conducted by Leonardo Sini. Photo by Sunny Martini. 

CRAIG COLCLOUGH as Scarpia

Spanish soprano Vanessa Goikoetxea returns to Seattle Opera as Tosca. In Act Three she reenacts, for the benefit of her beloved Cavaradossi, what she did to Scarpia at the end of Act Two. The orchestra of Seattle Opera was conducted by Leonardo Sini. Photo by Sunny Martini. 

VANESSA GOIKOETXEA as Tosca

Kosovan tenor Rame Lahaj made his Seattle Opera debut singing Cavaradossi in TOSCA in May 2025. In his third act aria, sung as he’s waiting on death row to be executed, this painter depicts in his mind’s eye the most perfect experience he ever had: a night of bliss in the garden with Tosca. The orchestra of Seattle Opera was conducted by Leonardo Sini. Photo by Sunny Martini. 

RAME LAHAJ sings 'E lucevan le stelle'

Armenian soprano Lianna Haroutounian returns to Seattle Opera as Tosca. In her famous Act 2 aria, “Vissi d’arte,” this diva asks why, given how hard she has tried to be a good person, God rewards her with the terrible situation in which she finds herself. The orchestra of Seattle Opera was conducted by Leonardo Sini. Photo by Sunny Martini. 

LIANNA HAROUTOUNIAN sings 'Vissi d'arte'

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As we joyfully prepare for our 40th Anniversary Season, which includes an original LA Opera production of La Bohème, we're going into the vault to bring you a special episode from 2016: a La Bohème talk by Duff Murphy. Here, he shares fascinating knowledge about Puccini, La Bohème's reception in its time, who the opera is dedicated to, and how the lush, enduring classic almost didn't come to be. How well do you know La Bohème? Listen in and get your tickets now to La Bohème, playing this November 22 through December 14. Tickets available at LAOpera.org.

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Founded in 1963, Seattle Opera is a leading American opera company. The company presents the classics of the European repertoire as well as new works of American opera. Frequent productions of Wagner's RING, beginning in 1975, established the company's worldwide reputation. Seattle Opera usually presents five opera productions each year.

Christopher Hart is an acclaimed musician and composer with a rich foundation in classical and contemporary music.

Christopher's love for composition took flight in 1990, and he has since established himself as a highly regarded film score composer, delivering five critically acclaimed scores for the 12 Westerns in 12 Months project. His score for "Counting Bullets" earned Festival Director’s Choice for Best Score at the Cowpokes International Film Festival in 2022, and the soundtrack for “Heart of the Gun" topped 40,000 streams on Amazon Music in a mere two months.

Encouraged by his mother, a church pianist, he began singing and playing instruments at a young age. He honed his skills through piano and trumpet lessons, choir performances, and college bands, eventually discovering a passion for opera during grad school at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

In addition to his composing, Christopher is a versatile performer, singing with Opera Mississippi and arranging music for stage bands, concert bands, and choirs. With a vision to develop his hybrid film soundtrack style, blending orchestral and synth elements, he is dedicated to collaborating with film directors and bringing new life to each film. Christopher is driven to compose full-time and is eager to work with more directors, continually evolving his musical style. Born in Ottumwa, Iowa and now residing in McComb, Mississippi, Christopher Hart works as a director of music, arts, and media at a local church, inspired by his mother and encouraged by his wife, an artist in her own right.

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