"And my God, they've done it." "What if we actually took the next step?" Andrew Jorgensen, general director of the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, remembered discussing. It's a simple enough question, but ...

While the idea of a summer opera festival located in the Gateway City may not sound like the most obvious idea, it’s a setting that has proven extraordinarily fruitful. Every May and June since 1976, ...

ST. LOUIS — Opera Theatre of Saint Louis General Director Andrew Jorgensen and opera singer Jermaine Smith discuss OTSL’s two nominations at the 2025 International Opera Awards, the “Oscars of the ...

“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 ...

An Illinois woman left a $45 million to the Opera Theatre of St. Louis in her will, which will more than double the company’s endowment, the company announced Thursday. The gift from Phyllis Herndon ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – In honor of Black History Month, ...

The finale of Carmen from OTSL's 2022 Festival Season. When one thinks of summertime in St. Louis, the opera might not be the first thing that comes to mind. Maybe it should, though. After all, Opera ...