All the gifts Seattle Opera has received in memory of Kathy Magiera have been allocated to this fund. “We wanted to give something back for all she’d done for us,” said Rodger Burnett “and knowing how much she loved Wagner and how important Wagner is to Seattle Opera, we felt that playing the Siegfried Idyll would be an especially meaningful way for us to honor her memory.” In appreciation of its former administrative director and her strong opposition to deficits, Seattle Opera has established the Kathy A. Norma, as a new production of one of the great operas, seemed to me the right work to recognize her remarkable dedication to the company.” Musicians from the Seattle Symphony and Opera Players’ Organization will play Richard Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll before the Saturday, March 1, performance of Norma to express their respect for Kathy Magiera. Explaining the dedication, Jenkins said, “Kathy made an enormous contribution to the success of Seattle Opera. The opera opens February 22, 2003, at Mercer Arts Arena. Magiera, the company’s administrative director from 1992 to 2002, who died in December after a long battle with cancer.
Magiera Musicians to Pay Tribute with the Siegfried Idyll Antonio Nagore to Sing Pollione Jenkins to Give Norma Seminar on February 15 Seattle-Seattle Opera General Director Speight Jenkins has announced that Seattle Opera’s new production of Bellini’s Norma will be dedicated to the memory of Kathy A. For Release Thursday, FebruPress Contact: Tina Ryker, 20 Visuals Contact: Monte Jacobson, 20 Seattle Opera 2002/03 Season Update Norma Opens February 22 New Production Dedicated to Kathy A.
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