Cross words and crossed swords meet with tragic results in Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ Romeo and Juliet. The final production of the 51st season features a libretto by frequent collaborators Jules Barbier and Michel Carré with music by Charles Gounod, one of the most renowned composers and conductors of the Romantic era. Last performed by OTSL in 2005, […]
Southern charm meets emotional harm in Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ A Streetcar Named Desire, the third production of their 51st festival season. Based on Tennessee Williams’ play, which was later made into a film, and directed by artistic director Patricia Racette with music from principal conductor Daniela Candillari, A Streetcar Named Desire is steamy […]
Love is in the air in Florence, but not everyone is happy about it. This is the premise for The Light in the Piazza, the second production of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ 51st season. Written by Craig Lucas with lyrics by Adam Guettel, this musical is filled with fantastic songs, great performances, and succulent […]
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis is sailing the high seas with The Pirates of Penzance. The opening production of their 51st season is a romp filled with great music and plenty of laughs. Directed and choreographed by Seán Curran, who also directed the company’s 2013 production, this iteration features vibrantly colored sets, effulgent lighting, and […]
Upstream Theater’s Myth Of The Ostrich has good buzz going on. Performed with no intermission, the play is filled with rapid-fire dialogue and a flurry of jokes covering a range of topics, including class, marriage and family dysfunction. Set in Boston, Matt Murray’s dramedy builds upon a series of misunderstandings as Pam, a genteel Midwestern […]
Gary Numan’s concert on October 3rd shook the dark environs of The Sovereign. His excited fans were worked into a kinetic frenzy by the floor-shaking sounds of the electronic music pioneer. It was a reciprocal relationship as the singer popped, contorted, and threw every fiber of his being into the music he and his band […]
Opera Theatre of St. Louis’ latest production is putting people to sleep. Literally. Fortunately, those in attendance are having dreams filled with love and laughter. Closing its 50th anniversary season, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a lively interpretation of Shakespeare’s play by Benjamin Britten. Premiering in 1960, this three-act opera presents a truncated version of […]
One of the ways that Opera Theatre of St. Louis is celebrating their 50th anniversary is by kicking it old school. With the latest production, the riotous Don Pasquale, they have called upon some familiar faces to help mark the occasion. First produced by the company five decades ago, the current staging of Don Pasquale […]
This House, Opera Theatre of St. Louis’ 44th world premiere, proves that sometimes you shouldn’t go home again. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage and her daughter, Ruby Aiyo Gerber, the production examines themes of family, legacy, and generational trauma through the lens of a Harlem family. Set in the Sugar Hill neighborhood, the opera […]
To celebrate its 50th season Opera Theatre of St. Louis didn’t just uncork a bottle of bubbly. They went and got the good stuff and gave all those who partook a giddy swill of euphoria. This is the feeling of dizzy headiness associated with the company’s opening opera, Die Fledermaus. Originally slated for production in […]