Opera Theatre of Saint Louis is celebrating their 38th season, and remains the only American opera company devoted to performing all their productions in English. The company performs in a theatre that seats about 1,000 people so there is a tremendous sense of intimacy and immediacy which can be extraordinary.
The first production I attended on Thursday evening was the novel pairing of two one act verismo operas more usually seen with other pieces—Puccini’s IL TABARRO (THE CLOAK) and Leoncavallo’s PAGLIACCI. Read more →