In addition to the acclaimed spring season, OTSL is a local and national resource for talent at all levels, with interrelated education programs, apprenticeships, community events and professional training programs.

Washington Montessori Photo by Ken Howard

"We're proud of the range of talents involved in our programs," says Charles MacKay, OTSL general director. "The same quality which attracts professional singers from all over the U.S. to work with people like Colin Graham and Stephen Lord is also applied to local programs like Artists-in-Training (AIT), the technical apprenticeships and the children's opera. People are receiving the same quality of individualized attention whether they come as children or young professional singers."

"We've always been known for nurturing young American artists," MacKay continues. "We're now expanding that mission with an eye both to our commitment to the community and to the future of opera itself, bringing in young people as audience and participants, students and professionals. Opera Theatre doesn't disappear when the season's over -- we're a major year-round presence in St. Louis."

Sukey and the Mermaid. Written, designed and produced by students at Carr Lane Visual and Performing Arts School with consultation with OTSL professional staff Photo by Jerry Naunheim

Introducing the community to the world of opera and helping to build an audience for the next generation, these programs offer an environment of where people of all ages can discover their own talent, creativity and imagination.

Call or write us at: