Thomas Kinch

10 pieces since 2013 — in 4 roles, at 5 companies, most often at San Francisco Opera.

10 pieces
4 roles
5 companies
14 years

2 pieces as Seattle Opera — stats above show all coverage for Thomas Kinch.

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Bark, not Bayreuth

Is Der Ring des Nibelungen responsible for the transformation of Seattle from a gray, damp, low-rise Boeing company town where half the jokes had punchlines in Norwegian (and were about lutefisk in any case) into today's booming cultural metropolis? I like to think so.

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