Opera Theater of St. Louis and Jazz St. Louis have commissioned an opera by Terence Blanchard based on the life of the boxer Emile Griffith, whose battering of Benny Paret in 1962 resulted in Paret’s ...

Opera Theatre of St. Louis presented its Center Stage evening on Tuesday, and it was a glorious capstone to the company’s ...

The Union Avenue Opera gives us brilliant voices in an intimate space.  It’s done that for thirty-two years now.  Their ...

Opera Theatre of St. Louis Celebrated 50 years in 2025 with a production of Don Pasquale. Opera Theatre of St. Louis Celebrated 50 years in 2025 with a production of Don Pasquale. This show was also ...

ST. LOUIS — Opera Theatre of St. Louis is merging local and global artistry to give audiences a unique take on operatic performance this weekend. Jarrod Lee, an Alabama native, brings a powerful new ...

“Madison Lodge,” by Tre’von Griffith, was one of three projects commissioned by the New Works Collective that will premiere in March. (Photo by Macy White / OTSL) This is your first of three free ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. While the idea of a summer opera festival located in the ...

This spring, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis kicks off its landmark 50th anniversary season, a golden milestone celebrating five decades of storytelling, innovation, and community. Founded in 1976, OTSL ...

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ New Works Collective is not your grandmother’s opera about a dying French courtesan. New Works not only reinvents opera, New Works is the future of opera. For its second ...

Ricky Ian Gordon and Lynn Nottage tell the story of three generations in a Harlem home. Enter a second Nottage generation, her daughter, on the creative team. By Anastasia Tsioulcas Patricia Racette, ...