BY BILL MOTCHAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published September 20, 2017
Among opera fans, a world premiere is special. Excitement is in the air as a previously unheard work is performed. The audience will hear something new. It also means extra prep work for performers, musicians and stagehands.On Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, St....
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published March 15, 2017
When the Minnesota Opera asked Ricky Ian Gordon some years ago to compose an opera based on John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath,” Gordon had not read the book and didn’t want to say so. “I lied and said I needed time to reread it,” Gordon...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 1, 2017
Caves are usually known for their darkness, but this month, one will come to town looking to spread a little light.“We’re proud to be bringing it here, and we really want St. Louis to turn out because people will be missing something if they don’t...
A mad barber, unusual pie ingredients, mistaken identities, midsummer mischief and romance are themes in the Opera Theatre of St. Louis’s productions of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Cosi Fan Tutti.” Docents...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published January 4, 2012
St. Louis had a year of ups and downs in 2011, saying farewell to some beloved communal leaders, one local congregation and two longtime kosher mainstays. The community pulled together in response to the tragic devastation of the tornado that struck Joplin....
