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