I don’t like boxing, and don’t appreciate opera, but the idea of a former Golden Gloves boxer quitting the ring to devote his life to bringing opera to the masses is fascinating.

Here’s the Seattle P-I’s obituary for Glynn Ross, founder of the Seattle Opera and co-creator of the Pacific Northwest Ballet.

Choice excerpt:

No corny gambit was beneath him if it promoted the cause of opera: cement trucks bearing signs saying “Get mixed up with Seattle Opera,” for instance, or signs declaring “Get a head with Salome.” “Anything worth doing is worth overdoing,” he always said. “Nothing succeeds like excess.”