Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) has announced its 2027 Festival Season, running between May 22 and June 27, 2027, featuring four mainstage productions. Michael Ellis Ingram leads Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music” will open the festival. Performance Dates: May 22-June 26, 2027 Bruno Ravella directs Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Daniela Candillari conducting. Performance Dates: May 29-June 27, 2027 {…}
The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) has announced the cast and creative team for its upcoming 2026 production of “The Light in the Piazza.” The production will be directed by Crystal Manich and conducted by Rob Berman and will feature a mix of Broadway stars and operatic artists, accompanied by St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. In a statement Artistic Director {…}
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has announced the 2026 class of its Richard Gaddes Festival Artist and Gerdine Young Artist Programs. The 2026 Richard Gaddes Festival Artists are Vinicius Costa (bass), Shyheim Selvan Hinnant (bass-baritone), and Veronica Siebert (mezzo-soprano). Meanwhile, the 2026 Gerdine Young Artists include Landry Allen, Rosario Armas, Imara Ashton, Cole Bellamy, Ashlyn Brown, Lazuli Clark, Joel Clemens, {…}
On Dec. 19, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) closed on the purchase of 6.67 acres in Clayton, Missouri after the conclusion of an 11-month due diligence process. The new site, located at 8300 Maryland Avenue and previously owned by Caleres, will be redeveloped as a new, state-of-the-art performing arts center to be owned and operated by OTSL. In a {…}
The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has announced its 2026 Festival Season, which will run between May 23 and June 28, 2026. In a statement, General Director Andrew Jorgensen said, “We are proud to present a compelling 2026 Festival Season that continues to balance beloved classics with contemporary stories. While our 50th Anniversary Season in 2025 was a powerful milestone, {…}
This past week, the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis world premiered the new work by Ricky Ian Gordon, “This House.” The work tells the story of the Walker family, who have lived in the same Harlem brownstone since the 1920s, and they fought hard to keep what they have. The work is conducted by Daniela Candillari, the Principal Conductor of {…}
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has announced the appointment of Patricia Racette as the company’s new Artistic Director, effective Oct. 1, 2025. The appointment follows a rigorous international search conducted by the Catherine French Group. Racette has served as the head of Opera Theatre’s Young Artist Programs since 2019 and in her new position will report to and partner closely with {…}
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) announced that it is under contract for the purchase of a 6.67-acre parcel of land upon which it plans to build a new, state-of-the-art performing arts center. The company has started a due diligence process for the site, located at 8300 Maryland Avenue. However, a number of steps remain before OTSL will be able {…}
The Town Hall celebrates James Baldwin with the New York premiere of the chamber opera,“The Tongue & The Lash” and “A Return to Civic Discourse” on Feb. 18, 2025. Damien Sneed and Karen Chilton’s “The Tongue & The Lash” picks up at the end of Baldwin and William F. Buckley, Jr.’s infamous televised debate in Feb. 1965. The opera imagines {…}
(Photo credit: Boston Lyric Opera) Works & Process announces its 40th anniversary season taking place in spring 2025. For the purposes of this article only opera events are included. Fortieth Works & Process at the Guggenheim Series – Performance Highlights and Discussions Excerpts from Sarah Ruhl and Anthony Roth Costanzo’s reimagining of Vivaldi “The Seasons” are performed prior to its {…}
(Photo Credit: Eric Woolsey) Opera Theatre Saint Louis cultivates a justly deserved reputation for promoting contemporary works, having world-premiered 40-some operas in the company’s five decades, and staging many other operas born after WWII but perhaps not new enough to be labeled “contemporary” in 2024. The American legend, Philip Glass, made one prior appearance at the company—in person then, too—with {…}