IN UNISON Christmas Delivers Gift-Within-Gift Holiday Magic with SLSO, Take 6 and Inspired Performances

IN UNISON Christmas Delivers Gift-Within-Gift Holiday Magic with SLSO, Take 6 and Inspired Performances

By CB Adams If you’ve ever eagerly unwrapped a gift and found it filled with many other wrapped gifts, that’s the sort of Matryoshka doll... Details
St Louis Symphony’s Free Community Concert in Forest Park Sept. 19

St Louis Symphony’s Free Community Concert in Forest Park Sept. 19

Denève leads the SLSO in its annual concert for the community in works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Edvard Grieg, Scott Joplin, Hugh Martin,... Details
Union Avenue Opera’s Pared Down ‘Aida’ Soars on Vocal Performances

Union Avenue Opera’s Pared Down ‘Aida’ Soars on Vocal Performances

By CB Adams Union Avenue Opera’s concert version of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida” seems to have taken its cue from George Bernard Shaw when he wrote:... Details
Take Ten with Lisa Ramey

Take Ten with Lisa Ramey

By Lynn Venhaus After a triumphant cabaret at Blue Strawberry last month, singer-songwriter-actress Lisa Ramey will perform at The Dark Room on Friday, July 26.... Details
Union Avenue Opera’s ‘Carmen’ Delivers Compelling Moments Tempered by Contemporary Issues

Union Avenue Opera’s ‘Carmen’ Delivers Compelling Moments Tempered by Contemporary Issues

By CB Adams Poor Carmen. As the protagonist in George Bizet’s 1875 opera, she’s sometimes reduced to being the poster person for critical analysis of... Details
‘Les Miserables’ to Kick Off Muny’s 106th Season with Large Cast, Expert Designers, and StL Symphony Chorus

‘Les Miserables’ to Kick Off Muny’s 106th Season with Large Cast, Expert Designers, and StL Symphony Chorus

The Muny has announced its full cast, design and production teams for Les Misérables, which opens the theatre’s 106th season and runs June 17-23 on the James S.... Details
Opera Theatre Renders A Beautifully Heartfelt ‘La Boheme’

Opera Theatre Renders A Beautifully Heartfelt ‘La Boheme’

By CB Adams I shouldn’t admit this, but during the intermission at opening night of Opera Theatre of St. Louis’ production of “La Bohème,” I... Details
Take Ten with Kelly Howe

Take Ten with Kelly Howe

Editor's Note May 22: "Just One Look" returns to the Blue Strawberry on Wednesday, June 26, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now, and... Details
Everybody Wins When SLSO Rocks Out with Reimagined R.E.M. Songs

Everybody Wins When SLSO Rocks Out with Reimagined R.E.M. Songs

By CB AdamsIt must have been a challenge trying to fill the Stifel Theater on April 5 for a program with the St. Louis Symphony... Details
New Works Collective Delivers Three Outstanding Short Operas for All

New Works Collective Delivers Three Outstanding Short Operas for All

By CB Adams During one of the two intermissions in Opera Theatre of St. Louis’s third annual, three-pronged New Works Collective, I pondered aesthetics. Can... Details