The recital received rave reviews describing her voice as “floating in the air impressionistically yet with convincing down to earth ardor.” ()

Traverse finished the season with an online recital as part of Seattle Opera’s Songs of Summer series.

Traverse returned to Seattle Opera as Chan Parker in the West Coast premier of Charlie Parker’s Yardbird, “singing with maximum power and great control, especially in the difficult upper register” () She also debuted with Eugene Opera in the Pulitzer Prize winning work The Little Match Girl Passion and returned to Vashon Opera to sing Annina in La Traviata. The Seattle Times noted Traverse as the “scene-stealer” of the performance “charm the audience with her voice and stage presence, both lovely and unaffected”. L yric soprano Shelly Traverse made headlines for her “standout” performances as Hero in Seattle Opera’s world-premiere version of Berlioz’s Beatrice & Benedict, after stepping into the role at the last-minute.

Seattle opera schedule 2016