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Speight Jenkins

  • Arts

    May 12, 2010

    Opera Review: Amelia

    Vietnam flashbacks, hospital drama, and Greek myth add up to a top-flight Seattle Opera commission.

  • Arts

    February 17, 2010

    Spring Arts: Open Sourced

    The emotional wreckage from a father’s death is the creative wellspring for Seattle Opera’s first commissioned piece in decades.

  • Music

    December 30, 2009

    What We Listened to in 2009

    Even if the music came from 1956, 1995, or … the future!

  • Arts

    August 19, 2009

    Stage Review: Seattle Opera’s Ring

    New singers struggle to fit comfortably into a beloved production.

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Your Arts & Mural Weekend Planner

    ​The heat is suddenly bearable again. Summer has returned to its rightful, pleasant manner, and Seattle Center is beginning its free concerts and movies at the Mural Amphitheater. Our excellent weekend begins with Sara Brickner's preview: KEXP's free annual Concerts at the Mural series is alw ... More >>

  • Arts

    July 29, 2009

    The Weekly Wire: This Week’s Recommended Events

    ​The heat is suddenly bearable again. Summer has returned to its rightful, pleasant manner, and Seattle Center is beginning its free concerts and movies at the Mural Amphitheater. Our excellent weekend begins with Sara Brickner's preview: KEXP's free annual Concerts at the Mural series is alw ... More >>

  • Arts

    April 4, 2007

    Inside the YAP-ters Studio

    Rising young stage performers learn to sing and actat the same time.

  • Arts

    February 7, 2007

    Woman of Valor

    The old-school glamour of Polish alto Ewa Podles makes the opera crowd get woozy.

  • Arts

    October 11, 2006

    The Way We Sing Now

    Even opera is politicized in 2006.

  • Diversions

    August 2, 2006

    Jane Eaglen

    Best Resident Diva

  • Arts

    July 19, 2006

    Opera Fixes Monorail

    What's next, the viaduct? Plus: Lawrimore's project unveiled.

  • Music

    May 10, 2006

    Diva on the Verge

    Macbeth soprano is up to something—but what?

  • Arts

    May 3, 2006

    The Toughest Show on Earth: My Rise and Reign at the Metropolitan Opera

    Opera heavyweight burnishes his well-deserved legacy.

  • News

    March 22, 2006

    Million-Dollar Mayor

    His fund-raising is always in high gear. But whose isn't?

  • Arts

    February 15, 2006

    August Wilson Remembered

    Seattle stands up for its favorite playwright. Plus: Opera news and the city's new groove.

  • Arts

    February 8, 2006

    Opera Director Eats Hat

    Speight Jenkins bows to Pittsburgh, and other tales of woe.

  • Arts

    January 18, 2006

    Cinderella Is a Ball

    The Puppet Center's new show is fun for kids and grown-ups. Plus: Richard Alston Dance Co., Die Fledermaus.

  • Arts

    December 28, 2005

    Great Sounds of 2005

    Tangos, mini-opera, and best performance by a cellist.

  • Arts

    October 19, 2005

    Sub Pop Snafu

    Tangos, mini-opera, and best performance by a cellist.

  • Arts

    August 3, 2005

    High and Low Notes

    Seattle Opera marshals Wagner's Ring—and fights a small budget battle on the side.

  • Arts

    May 11, 2005

    Read 'Em and Weep

    Jonathan Dean's opera titles make the art form intelligible to the masses.

  • Arts

    December 15, 2004

    Tap Dance Christmas Carol, Metropolitan Opera

    Jonathan Dean's opera titles make the art form intelligible to the masses.

  • Arts

    October 20, 2004

    Our Town

    Also: Rhinoceros and Rigoletto.

  • Arts

    September 8, 2004

    Two Times 20

    How long can the opera's Speight Jenkins and the symphony's Gerard Schwarz lead?

  • Arts

    October 22, 2003

    Top o' the Mourning

    A great, long-dormant opera is brilliantly revived.

  • Music

    August 6, 2003

    Found: the Grail

    McCaw Hall gets a wholly fabulous launch with this new production of Wagner's final work.

  • Arts

    May 21, 2003

    SW This Summer

    The season's essential events.

  • News

    March 26, 2003

    Letter from Seattle

    A British author writes home about a chastened city that belies America's cowboy image.

  • News

    March 5, 2003

    War or Peace?

    Local notables take their stands.

  • Arts

    January 2, 2002

    Classical New Year's resolutions

    Local notables take their stands.

  • News

    October 18, 2000

    Fat lady on ice

    When the Opera and Ballet relocate to Mercer Arena, expect the fur to fly.

  • News

    August 30, 2000

    Birthday boy

    The man behind the scenes at Bumbershoot and everything else.

  • News

    May 24, 2000

    The big three

    It takes some worldly visitors to make a "world class city."

  • Arts

    October 20, 1999

    Guided by voices

    There's not much magic in this Flute.

  • Arts

    October 6, 1999

    Dancing on the edge

    Seattle's world-admired Pacific Northwest Ballet is pirouetting dangerously close to financial meltdown.

  • Arts

    January 6, 1999

    Opera news

    Seattle's world-admired Pacific Northwest Ballet is pirouetting dangerously close to financial meltdown.

  • Arts

    November 18, 1998

    The stuff of fairy tales

    Two operas highlight the voices of tomorrow.

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