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The Operatic Republican Candidates

March 10, 2016 by Speight Jenkins 16 Comments

Anyone who has watched any of the Republican candidates' debates, particularly the recent ones,  has to have been amazed at the extreme statements, the antipathy, the crassness, and the violence of the tone, not to mention what the four remaining candidates want to do as President. American politics has always been rough, but even in the late nineteenth century, when strong words were the norm, … [Read more...]

Speight Jenkins

After 31 years I have retired as General Director of Seattle Opera. Over that time we produced 92 operas in more than 1,200 performances... … [Read More...]

OperaSleuth

I believe in the power of opera if produced theatrically and sung with emotion. Great artists are those who understand that the words inspired the composer to write the music, and they interpret the words meaningfully with good diction. Everything about opera is emotion, and just to sing accurately … [Read More...]

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