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2009 Festival Season

2009 Season
May 23 - June 28

La bohème
Giacomo Puccini

Made possible by
lead corporate sponsor
MasterCard Worldwide

Salome
Richard Strauss

Il re pastore
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Made possible by
Whitaker Foundation

The Ghosts of Versailles
John Corigliano
& William M. Hoffman

Made possible by
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Susan and Elihu Rose Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Mrs. Walter F. Brissenden, Estate of Colin Graham, Emily Rauh Pulitzer, and Centene Corporation.
 

Focus on La bohème


Interviews, previews, and more. Get an insider's look at the season! Click here or anywhere on the photo to watch the video.

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Looking forward to
La bohème


Opening night is almost SOLD OUT. Best availabilities are for Saturday, June 6, and Friday, June 12, although good seats remain for most performances. Buy your tickets and picnics online or call (314) 961-0644.

La bohème: The story, short and tweet:
Struggling artists fall in and out of love and face hardships as bohemians in Paris. (But with irresistible romance, and some of the most moving music ever written.) Click here for the full story and program book notes.

Click here for more opera plots summarized in "tweets" of 140 characters or less submitted during the latest round of the Twitter Opera Plot contest.

Above: Alyson Cambridge as Mimi and Derek Taylor as Rodolfo
Photo by Ken Howard

Coming up -- exciting events at Opera Theatre!


La Vie Bohème: two Bohemian Bashes
The Young Friends of Opera Theatre are offering two evenings for the twenty to forty-something group on June 4 and June 6 to see La bohème. A $35 ticket includes a buffet dinner, wine, soft drinks, or beer, and a best-available ticket to the performance that evening. Mention Bohème Bash when ordering by phone. Tickets will be held at "will-call" and ID will be required to pick up your tickets. Seating is limited for both of these events, so reserve early!

Spotlight on Opera continues at the Ethical Society
Upcoming programs focus on Il re pastore and the amazing genius of Mozart and the creation of The Ghosts of Versailles. Both take place at the Ethical Society of St. Louis at 9001 Clayton Road and there is ample free parking. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door. Presented by Charter Communications.

Monday, June 1, 7:30 PM
Genius Defined: Il re pastore and what makes Mozart, Mozart
Michael Budds, Professor of Music, UM-Columbia
Jean-Marie Zeitouni, Conductor
Chas Rader-Shieber, Stage Director
Gerdine Young Artists

Monday, June 15, 7:30 PM
Creating The Ghosts of Versailles
John Corigliano, Composer
William Hoffman, Librettist
Michael Christie, Conductor
James Robinson, OTSL Artistic Director/Stage Director
Gerdine Young Artists

Click here to find out more about upcoming programs, events, and special ticket offers!

OTSL in the news



The St. Louis Post-Dispatch previews the OTSL Season.

Channel 5/KSDK features Opera Theatre on Today in St. Louis.

Suburban Journals discusses OTSL's docents in the schools.

The St. Louis Beacon profiles General Director Timothy O'Leary.

St. Louis Magazine features Kelly Kaduce.

The St. Louis Beacon previews La bohème.

Opera Theatre is a sustaining member of the Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis and receives major support from the National Endowment for the Arts; Regional Arts Commission; and Missouri Arts Council.

Opera Theatre promotes diversity and inclusiveness and affirms ADA compliance.

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