John Burkhardt

John Burkhardt (chorus master/piano) currently serves as chorus master and principal accompanist for Puget Sound Concert Opera. John has arranged and conducted numerous PSCO productions including Lucrezia Borgia, La Damoiselle Elue, Andrea Chenier, Don Giovanni, and I Capuletti ed I Montecchi. John has served as the principal accompanist and chorus master for Bellevue Opera as well. He works for University of Washington Tacoma, managing their communications. He is musically active in the Unitarian Universalist church and has been an opera and musical theater pianist for many years in Seattle and elsewhere.

Puget Sound Concert Opera: 'Medea,' an opera by Luigi Cherubini

Friday, April 4, 2025 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States

$25 advance, $30 at the door

Puget Sound Concert Opera: 'Highway 1, USA' by William Grant Still

Friday, February 7, 2025 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States

$30 at the door, $25 advance

Puget Sound Concert Opera 2024 Season Preview

Friday, August 23, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Tagney Jones Hall at the Opera Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Luigi CherubiniMédée ("Medea") ("O amore, vieni a me"; Act I aria for Glauce)
Georges BizetLes pêcheurs de perles ("The Pearl Fishers") (No. 4 aria for Nadir; No. 7 aria for Leila; No. 9 duet for Nadir & Leila)
William Grant StillHighway 1, USA (aria for Mary; scene for Aunt Lou & Mary)
William Grant StillMota (Sidade's aria)
Christoph Willibald GlückParide ed Elena ("Donzelle Semplice" Act IV aria for Elena)

Free (no tickets or reservations required)

Puget Sound Concert Opera: Il Corsaro, an opera by Giuseppe Verdi

Sunday, June 9, 2024 @ 5:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Giuseppe VerdiIl Corsaro (complete opera; arr. Bernard Kwiram)

$25 in advance, $30 at the door

Puget Sound Concert Opera: Il Corsaro, an opera by Giuseppe Verdi

Friday, June 7, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Tagney Jones Hall at the Opera Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Giuseppe VerdiIl Corsaro (complete opera; arr. Bernard Kwiram)

$25 in advance, $30 at the door

Puget Sound Concert Opera: 'Cabildo', A One Act Opera & Chamber Music by Amy Beach

Sunday, December 3, 2023 @ 5:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Program includes works by Amy Beach.

$25 in advance, $30 at the door

Puget Sound Concert Opera: 'Cabildo', A One Act Opera & Chamber Music by Amy Beach

Saturday, December 2, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Tagney Jones Hall at the Opera Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Program includes works by Amy Beach.

$25 in advance, $30 at the door

Puget Sound Concert Opera: Italian Opera Night

Saturday, October 21, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Stage 7 Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Selected works
Vincenzo Bellini — Selected works
Giacomo Puccini — Selected works
Giuseppe Verdi — Selected works

$20

Puget Sound Concert Opera: 'Fidelio' by Ludwig van Beethoven

Sunday, September 24, 2023 @ 5:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States

$30 at the door, $20 in advance

Puget Sound Concert Opera: 'Fidelio' by Ludwig van Beethoven

Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

$30 at the door, $20 in advance

Puget Sound Concert Opera 2023 Season Preview

Wednesday, August 23, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Ludwig van BeethovenFidelio, Op. 72 (selected scenes & arias)
Amy BeachCabildo, Op. 149 (selected scenes)
Domenico CimarosaIl Matrimonio Segreto ("The Secret Marriage") (selected arias)
Giuseppe VerdiIl Corsaro (selected arias)

Free