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Seattle Opera Honors Speight Jenkins
Seattle Opera hosts tribute concert for late general director Speight Jenkins.
In brief
Seattle Opera hosts tribute concert for late general director Speight Jenkins. Seattle Opera hosts tribute concert for Speight Jenkins, its former general director who died at 89, with proceeds supporting emerging artists. Originally reported by Seattletimes.
Seattle Opera Tribute
Seattle Opera hosts special concert honoring Speight Jenkins, its former general director who died in May at age 89.
Concert Details
The Speight Jenkins Celebration Concert at McCaw Hall on Jan 19 at 7:30 p.m. features works by Puccini, Verdi and Wagner.
Artists and Performers
Singers Mary Elizabeth Williams and Greer Grimsley, conductor George Manahan and the Seattle Symphony will perform at the concert.
Jenkins' Legacy
Jenkins led Seattle Opera from 1983 to 2014 and earned professional accolades including a 2009 Mayor’s Art Award and the National Endowment for the Arts Opera Honor in 2011.
Ticket Information
Tickets go on sale to subscribers and donors at 10 a.m. Wednesday and to the general public 10 a.m. Friday with pay-what-you-wish pricing.
The short version
Seattle Opera hosts tribute concert for Speight Jenkins, its former general director who died at 89, with proceeds supporting emerging artists.
