Opera Theatre of St. Louis

The Fabulous Fox Theatre and Opera Theatre of St. Louis will host live performances after a year of cancellations. Opera Theatre will host its summer festival series outside while the Fox will feature indoor concert performances under new safety and social distancing guidelines before it prepares for Broadway shows this fall.

Opera Theatre of St. Louis has an "overwhelmingly white" administrative staff, according to its leader. A fellowship program aims to increase the behind-the-scenes diversity at the organization and elsewhere in the field.

“Songs for St. Louis: A Concert in the Commons” premieres on the Nine Network on Nov. 16. It features three rising star opera singers. Opera Theatre’s Artistic Director of Young Artist Programs Patricia Racette discussed the highlights on "St. Louis on the Air."

Opera Theatre has established a fund to support work by underrepresented voices in the heavily white world of professional opera. It also plans a fellowship program to train artists and administrators of color.

Damon Bristo, director of arts administration for Opera Theatre of St. Louis, resigned from his job last month after police arrested him on suspicion of child sexual trafficking in the second degree.

Damon Bristo was arrested on July 22 on the suspicion of the sex trafficking of a child in the second degree. The opera company announced Tuesday that Bristo has resigned.

When was the last time you saw the St. Louis metro’s most prestigious arts organizations all sharing the same bill? If you can’t remember, you may want to…

Composer Tobias Picker has five operas to his credit, with commissions from the LA Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, among others, and serious acclaim.…

Opera Theatre of St. Louis announced the largest donation in its history today.A $45 million bequest by philanthropist and board member Phyllis Brissenden…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 2, 2012 - Continuing its tradition of being the foremost American opera company to present new…