Robert W. Duffy
Robert W. Duffy reported on arts and culture for St. Louis Public Radio from 2013-2016. He had a 32-year career at the Post-Dispatch, then helped to found the St. Louis Beacon, which merged in 2013 with St. Louis Public Radio. He wrote about the visual arts, music, architecture and urban design throughout his career. An archive if his writing for the St. Louis Beacon can be found here, along with his stories for STLPR.
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 29 2012 - It is a magnificent paradox: If ever one could receive absolutely, definitely,…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 24, 2012 - Gretchen Wagner, whose appointment as curator of the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 14, 2012 - Opera Theatre of St. Louis took on a serious challenge in presenting Unsuk Chin’s and…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 13, 2012 - A year and a half ago a friend asked if I’d be a mentor to a granddaughter interested…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 27, 2012 - When the news of Todd Epsten’s death got around on Saturday, many men and women, some…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 27, 2012 - I saw “Sweeney Todd” at the Uris Theatre on West 51th Street in 1979. Angela Lansbury…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 25, 2012 - If the weather cooperates, I'll spend one Memorial Day weekend morning off on my…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 18, 2012 - We live in nasty, contentious times, but what else is new? The last time we had a…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 11, 2012 - It is difficult, even for the most keen-eyed connoisseur or aurally sensitive music…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 24, 2012 - The late Sanford N. McDonnell was celebrated for his work in the aerospace industry…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 2, 2012 - Peter Langenberg prepared a biography of his late father for distribution to the…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 20, 2012 - The first Bill Donius I knew was one that flickered on the television screen all…