Tacoma Opera Reviews

 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.

 We will be back for more.

 Tacoma Opera is a first rate production company!

 Tacoma Opera always puts on excellent performances and intentionally engages with the community. The Pantages Theater where they perform is a gem!

 Tacoma Opera did a wonderful job organizing this Ring presentation. I attend other productions at the Pantages Theater each year and found your presentation superior, including ticket entry & the running of internal activities like wine sales to be superior. Congratulations on sets, costums and orchestra's music. A very enjoyable afternoon for all indeed.

 I am not someone who goes to the opera often, but it is in itself a great experience. The theater is beautiful, and comfortable. It feels intimate for the size. It is nice to spend an afternoon like this without a drive into Seattle.

 Tacoma Opera does an amazing job at attracting some amazing talent to our little theaters! Always impressive. The value and quality are top notch!

 Keep going! Having access to art and music is essential for our community!

 The singing was fantastic.

 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!

 wonderful singing , hoped for more in the way of sets , but maybe i've seen to many operas on tv at the met

 This production of Das Rheingold was stunning! We loved everything about it: the costumes, the staging, the sets--and the cast--WONDERFUL as always!! Can't wait for April!!

 I have seen the Seattle Opera's Ring cycle 4 times over the years, and while I had to adjust my expectations due to their use of the "Green Cycle" sets, the performance was very well done. There were a couple awkward moments (such as Donner and Froh's entrance) but also some wonderful scenes (Alberich's disappearing acts in Neibelheim) that were very well done.

 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!

 Thank you for bringing The Ring to town!

 Fantastic

 I know you're on a budget, but the smoke machine was a little cheesy

 I love Wagner's Ring and have seen it a dozen times - it actually gets more interesting with repeated exposure. I appreciate a straight-up traditional presentation and especially enjoyed the Rheinmaidens trying to upstage one another during the curtain calls. Sometimes the costumes puzzled me: were some of the men wearing bras?

 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!