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Glynn Ross

Class of 1932 - Inducted 1988

Glynn was inducted into the SHSAA Hall of Fame in 1988.

Glynn Ross (aka Glynn Aus) was the founding General Director of the Seattle Opera, and served the opera as General Director from 1963 to 1983. Of his numerous achievements in this capacity, perhaps the most notable was his establishment of an annual summer production of the four operas composing Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle. Ross was the founder of Opera America, an organization that promotes and supports opera as a living art form and facilitates joint ventures between regional professional opera companies. The Seattle-King County Association of Realtors named Glynn Ross First Citizen of 1971. Glynn Ross died July 21, 2005.  See his full bio at www.historylink.org.

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