Puget Sound Concert Opera

Since 2015, PSCO’s Studio Artist Program has been lifting up emerging opera professionals and celebrating our local favorites. What started as a few Anna Bolena scenes at a retirement community has grown into a paid program with coaching and a live streamed showcase — and many alumni now sing mainstage roles across the region and beyond.
Join us for our 2026 Studio Artist Season Preview with scenes from Nabucco, Heart Mountain, Faust, and L’enfant Prodigue.
Friday, October 2 at 7pm Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue Free and open to all
Come discover the artists shaping PSCO’s future.

Celebrating the African Roots of Russian Literature’s Brightest Voice. Alexander Pushkin — often called the founder of modern Russian literature — carried an extraordinary family history. His great‑grandfather, Abram Petrovich Gannibal, was an African child captured by the Ottomans and brought to Russia, where he was given to the court of Peter the Great. Peter not only freed him but became his godfather, ensured his education, and launched him into a distinguished military and engineering career. Gannibal rose to the ranks of Russian nobility, and generations later his great‑grandson reshaped an entire nation’s literary voice.

It’s a remarkable lineage — a story that underscores how profoundly immigrants and people of color have shaped culture, innovation, and the arts.

Both Aleko and Mavra, the two Russian one‑acts in our June program, are based on Pushkin’s work. Experiencing these operas is witnessing the fusion of literary brilliance with musical genius.

OPENS TONIGHT IN BELLEVUE!
Tickets at www.pugetsoundconcertopera.org.

We are excited for the grand finale of our season dedicated to the work of composers who immigrated to the US. Tomorrow and Sunday, we feature Rachmaninoff's Aleko and Stravinsky's Aleko. Thanks to generous donors and a grant from 4Culture, TICKETS ARE PAY WHAT YOU WISH! Friday, June 19 at 7pm - Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Bellevue and Sunday at 3pm - Broadway Performance Hall on Capitol Hill. We will be live streaming Friday night's performance which you can enjoy for free by tuning in to our Youtube channel. Come enjoy these rare operatic gems!

DORA BARNES + RACHMANINOFF = PURE MAGIC
We are thrilled to have Dora starring as Zemfira, the fiery, free‑spirited heroine of Rachmaninoff’s Aleko. Zemfira believes that love is free—and Dora brings that philosophy to life with a voice that is youthful, voluptuous, and bursting with irrepressible energy.
Dora has always had a special gift for Russian repertoire. We first fell in love with her Russian back in 2021 when she sang Rachmaninoff’s songs for an LMC virtual Happy Hour concert during COVID. You can hear her featured at 1:27 and 15:13 in the video below.
Enjoy this glimpse of Dora’s artistry—and get ready to experience her unforgettable Zemfira onstage in Aleko. Performances June 19 & 21. For more information, see our website. OPENING TOMORROW NIGHT!

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WHEN RACHMANINOFF FLED RUSSIA IN 1918:
• He lost his home, his manuscripts, his income, his cultural network.
• He had to support his family through touring, which consumed nearly all his time.
• He composed far less in exile—only six major works in 25 years.
Opera, the most time intensive genre, became impossible. Before he became famous for his piano concertos, Rachmaninoff wrote a handful of operas—each one vivid, dramatic, and full of the voice he never got to develop further.
Aleko is the first and the most rarely heard. Experience it with us June 19 & 21. www.pugetsoundconcertopera.org for tickets and information.

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MISHA MYZNIKOV - A PSCO favorite returns!
We’re thrilled to welcome baritone Misha Myznikov back to the Puget Sound Concert Opera stage as Aleko on June 19 & 21. Misha’s rich, burnished sound and magnetic stage presence have made him an audience favorite in roles ranging from Ford (Falstaff) to Don Giovanni, Gellner (La Wally), and Alfio (Cavalleria Rusticana).
To get a taste of his artistry, enjoy this Tacoma Opera Intermezzo recital featuring Misha in a gorgeous set of romantic Russian works.
Misha’s career spans leading roles with Seattle Opera, Tacoma Opera, Bellevue Opera, and companies across the region—including Marcello, Escamillo, Emile de Becque, Figaro, Eugene Onegin, and more. We’re honored to have him bring Rachmaninoff’s passionate Aleko to life with PSCO.
Join us for this powerful performance.

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Closing our season with a rare double bill of Russian one‑acts—Aleko and Mavra, both rooted in the storytelling of Alexander Pushkin.

Join us June 19 & 21 for this blend of passion, humor, and gorgeous music, sung in Russian with English supertitles.

Tickets and information: www.pugetsoundconcertopera.org

Not nearby? Enjoy our June 19 livestream from wherever you are. https://youtube.com/live/bTyI6rWwH1k?feature=share