Stephen Lord

Opera Theatre of St. Louis was barely five seasons old when a young musician named Stephen Lord, a fellow who might have been a French teacher had he not…

In 1976, a small group of dedicated opera aficionados brought eleven performances of four operas, ranging from Mozart to Britten, to St. Louis.The…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 2, 2011 - "Pelleas and Melisande," which opens its Opera Theatre run on Sunday, is considered by…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: June 5, 2008 - “Una Cosa Rara” was so popular in 18th-century Vienna that when it first was performed…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: The sensation of a young singer stepping in for an established star -- a "Star is Born" moment -- is…