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