Speight remembers his first great success with the RING.
Seattle Opera transforms 8 blue-skinned slaves into yellow-robed priests in 90 seconds!
Pete Olds’ quick-thinking saves the day.
Watch Video: Music with Maestro Asher Fisch
The Making of the Ring
A cast substitution with unexpected results.
Listen to a clip from Perry Lorenzo’s famous RING lectures!
A great teacher who turned many in our community on to the beauty and power of opera.
Speight remembers how Nuremberg came to Seattle.
25 Years of Backstage Passes collected by soprano Donna Baldwin, a member of our chorus.
A favorite young composer of ours in the 1970s!
Seattle Opera’s flagship education program has been introducing young people to opera for almost 30 years.
When a vocal cover is not enough…
Speight remembers when the “Shiite Wagnerites” demanded his head.
From the book, “Classical Music in America”
Visit the Renton facility where the magic begins!
A 1982 article about Glynn Ross and Seattle’s Ring.
Speight: “A remarkably easy RING!”
The extraordinary musicians who wring our emotions dry at every opera.
Watch Director’s Talk Video with Peter Kazaras
Featuring the Seattle Opera debuts of Stephen Wadsworth and Peter Kazaras!
Perhaps the wildest animal ever to appear on our stage…
History of our costume shop!
Ever bringing the voice of humanity to our stage!
The making of the Ring
Hear the voice of Seattle Opera’s founding General Director!
A special Halloween treat from fall 2010!
A precursor of Seattle Opera’s Young Artists Program.
Hear the voice of Seattle Opera’s first Music and Education Director!
One performance, one role, two tenors!
Speight finds a new Siegfried–after the final dress rehearsal!
Speight lectures on the Ring in the summer of 1982.
A 2001 interview with Archie Drake, by Jonathan Dean.
Speight’s story of saving his first-ever RING from disaster.
How Glynn Ross organized the two casts necessary for presenting opera in Seattle.
Speight remembers how the “Green” RING began its life.
See Seattle Opera’s Hair & Makeup crews at work..
Speight learns to listen to young people at final dress rehearsals.
Part one of our series previewing 2009 RING Cycle focused on the artists involved and their rehearsal process.
Speight remembers how supertitles came to Seattle Opera.
Seattle Opera’s Community and Artist Relations Manager has been with the company since the late ’70s.
Speight’s dreams come true with a match made in operatic heaven.
Mayor Greg Nickels honored Speight’s 25th with a proclamation.
The unseen heroes who bring it all together!
The once-controversial “Ring 2” finally earns complete acceptance.
R. M. Campbell’s obituary recaps the remarkable career of Glynn Ross.
How the first go-around of “Ring 2” had some strengths and some weaknesses.
The twin casts of Speight Jenkins’ Seattle Opera.
Speight finds a new Siegfried–with two days notice!
Phil Kelsey has been at the heart of Seattle Opera’s music department since 1983.
Speight gets the swan just the way he likes it!
Meet the invaluable volunteers who help visiting artists live in Seattle.
Speight remembers consecrating McCaw Hall with Wagner’s most Wagnerian opera.