Igor Stravinsky came to Seattle Opera to conduct his own “Soldier’s Tale.” Basil Rathbone, upper left with fiddle, narrated (one of his final appearances); John Gavin played the soldier; and Marina Svetlova danced the role of the Princess.


Igor Stravinsky came to Seattle Opera to conduct his own “Soldier’s Tale.” Basil Rathbone, upper left with fiddle, narrated (one of his final appearances); John Gavin played the soldier; and Marina Svetlova danced the role of the Princess. When Stravinsky and Basil Rathbone appeared at Seattle Opera!

Igor Stravinsky came to Seattle Opera to conduct his own “Soldier’s Tale.” Basil Rathbone, upper left with fiddle, narrated (one of his final appearances); John Gavin played the soldier; and Marina Svetlova danced the role of the Princess. When Stravinsky and Basil Rathbone appeared at Seattle Opera!