Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Announces Casting Change for 2011 Production of Don Giovanni

April 14, 2011Press Releases

St. Louis, MO  — Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) has announced that baritone Daniel Okulitch will not perform as scheduled in the title role of the 2011 production of Don Giovanni.  Mr. Okulitch was injured in a car accident on April 5th and is recovering from fractured vertebrae.  Former Gerdine Young Artist and 2010 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions winner Elliot Madore (pictured) will instead sing the role of Don Giovanni at all performances. 

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Opera Theatre to Lead Community-Wide Civic Dialogue for Landmark Production of The Death of Klinghoffer

April 1, 2011Press Releases

St. Louis, MO — In collaboration with the Michael and Barbara Newmark Institute for Human Relations of the Jewish Community Relations Council, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) announces, “A Work that Firest the Heart:” Exploring Darkness and Light in The Death of Klinghoffer, a panel discussion including interfaith leaders and featuring remarks by Dr. Gerald Early, Director of The Center for Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis.  The event will be held on Thursday, May 26 at 7 p.m. at the Ethical Society of St. Louis (9001 Clayton Rd., St. Louis, MO 63117).

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OTSL Announces 2011 Season

March 31, 2011Press Releases

St. Louis, MO — Full of passion, romance, and revelation, Opera Theatre’s 2011 spring season opens Saturday, May 21 and continues for 28 performances through Sunday, June 26.  Much-anticipated debut artists join Opera Theatre favorites for all new productions of Mozart’s revolutionary Don Giovanni, Donizetti’s lively comedy The Daughter of the Regiment, the company’s first-ever production of Debussy’s haunting romance Pelléas and Mélisande, and the first U.S. staged production of John Adams’s The Death of Klinghoffer since the opera’s original 1991 production.

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Corinne Winters to sing Mélisande in 2011 production of Pelléas and Mélisande

February 26, 2011Press Releases

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis announces that soprano Corinne Winters will return as Mélisande in the company’s new production of Pelléas and Mélisande which runs from June 5 through June 24, 2011.  Earlier this week, the company announced that soprano Kelly Kaduce will not perform as scheduled in the title role because she and her husband, baritone Lee Gregory, are expecting their first child in early July.  

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Opera Theatre Announces Casting Change for 2011 Production of Pelléas and Mélisande

February 23, 2011Press Releases

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has announced that soprano Kelly Kaduce will not perform as scheduled in the title role of the June 2011 production of Pelléas and Mélisande because she and her husband, baritone Lee Gregory, are expecting their first child in early July.  Pelléas and Mélisande runs for six performances from June 5 to June 24. 

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New Director of Marketing and Public Relations

February 16, 2011Press Releases

Following an extensive national search, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has announced the appointment of Joe Gfaller as the company’s first Director of Marketing and Public Relations.  The new management team position will begin in time for the launch of single ticket sales on Saturday, February 26th.

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$2 Million Gift from the Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation

November 19, 2010Press Releases

mabel dorn reeder foundation will make $2 million gift to opera theatre of saint louis

Largest ever gift to Opera Theatre will benefit endowment and establish the “Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation Prize,” recognizing extraordinary potential in early-career artists.

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Interfaith Collaboration

October 8, 2010Press Releases

Opera Theatre announces interfaith collaboration in conjunction with 2011 production of The Death of Klinghoffer

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Christine Brewer to Perform at the Pulitzer

August 24, 2010Press Releases

The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis present

CHRISTINE BREWER, soprano
ELIZABETH ZHAROFF, soprano

in
Intervals

composed by Shahrokh Yadegari
with reading by Ann Hamilton

A performance in conjunction with
stylus
a project by Ann Hamilton

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Casting Announced for A Little Night Music

February 25, 2010Press Releases

Opera Theatre Announces Casting of Lead Roles in Isaac Mizrahi Production of A Little Night Music

Amy Irving is Desiree Armfeldt, Siân Phillips is Madame Armfeldt, with Ron Raines as Frederik in OTSL’s first production by Stephen Sondheim

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