Speight’s Wagner Memories: 05 RING

Speight: “A remarkably easy RING!”

Speight’s Wagner Memories: 03 PARSIFAL

Speight remembers consecrating McCaw Hall with Wagner’s most Wagnerian opera.

Speight’s Wagner Memories: 01 RING

Speight finds a new Siegfried–with two days notice!

Speight’s Wagner Memories: 2000 Half-RING

Speight remembers how the “Green” RING began its life.

Speight’s Wagner Memories: 98 TRISTAN UND ISOLDE

Speight’s dreams come true with a match made in operatic heaven.

Speight’s Wagner Memories: 95 RING

Speight finds a new Siegfried–after the final dress rehearsal!

Speight’s Wagner Memories: 94 LOHENGRIN

Speight gets the swan just the way he likes it!

Speight’s Wagner Memories: 91 RING

The once-controversial “Ring 2” finally earns complete acceptance.

Speight’s Wagner Memories: 89 MEISTERSINGER

Speight remembers how Nuremberg came to Seattle.

Speight’s Wagner Memories: 89 DUTCHMAN

Speight learns to listen to young people at final dress rehearsals.

Speight’s Wagner Memories: 87 RING

Speight remembers his first great success with the RING.

Speight’s Wagner Memories: 86 RING

How the first go-around of “Ring 2” had some strengths and some weaknesses.

Speight’s Wagner Memories: 85 WALKÜRE

Speight remembers when the “Shiite Wagnerites” demanded his head.

Speight’s Wagner Memories: 84 TANNHÄUSER

Speight remembers how supertitles came to Seattle Opera.

Speight’s Wagner Memories: 84 RING

Speight’s story of saving his first-ever RING from disaster.

Joseph Horowitz on Wagner in Seattle

From the book, “Classical Music in America”

1985 Jenůfa

Featuring the Seattle Opera debuts of Stephen Wadsworth and Peter Kazaras!

The Road to Valhalla Part 5: Orchestra & Chorus

The making of the Ring

1982: Speight Jenkins Meets Seattle Opera

Speight lectures on the Ring in the summer of 1982.

2009 "Speight Jenkins Day" on April 25

Mayor Greg Nickels honored Speight’s 25th with a proclamation.

2009 RING – Road to Valhalla Part I: Rehearsals and Artists

Part one of our series previewing 2009 RING Cycle focused on the artists involved and their rehearsal process.