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