Helene Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Former Seattle Opera General Director Speight Jenkins became a Chevalier in the Order of Arts et Lettres, receiving the insignia from the Consul General of France, Pauline Carmona during her first trip to Seattle. http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/classical-music/france-honors-seattle-operas-speight-jenkins/ “It was a total shock,” when he heard he was being decorated. “I am really gratified.” He suspects the French took notice of his production of 16 French operas in Seattle — productions not a lot of American companies take on, he said. From the archives, the French operas by French composers that were produced first by Jenkins were: Manon Roméo et Juliette Pelléas et Mélisande Les pêcheurs de perles (2x) La voix Humaine Don Quichotte Dialogues des Carmélites Operas by French composers returning under Jenkins were: Faust (2x) Carmen (2x) Lakmé Les contes d’Hoffmann (2x) Werther Other operas in French: Iphigènie en Tauride (Gluck) Orphée et Eurydice (Gluck) La fille du régiment (Donizetti) Don Carlos (Verdi) Link to comment
sandik Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 What a thrill for him, and such great recognition for the company! Link to comment
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