50th Anniversary Activities
As we celebrate our 50th Anniversary Season, we aren’t just reflecting on five decades of groundbreaking opera productions…we’re also examining how we fulfill a year-round commitment to our community. Our investment in St. Louis stretches far beyond the confines of our season every May and June. Throughout the year, OTSL is present in neighborhoods across the St. Louis region, bringing opera to new audiences and creating spaces for diverse voices to be heard. We hope to see you at one of the many events offered during our 50th Anniversary!
Event information
- Festival Season Preview at World Chess Hall of Fame – April 23, 7 p.m.
- Festival Season Preview at The Legacy Center – April 24, 5 p.m.
- Festival Season Preview at the Saint Louis County Library – April 25, 6 p.m.
Calendar of Community Activities
Festival Season Preview at World Chess Hall of Fame
Thursday, April 23 at 7 p.m.
Join us for a special preview of Opera Theatre’s 2026 Festival Season and hear the “greatest hits” from the company’s upcoming productions, sung by OTSL’s outstanding Gerdine Young Artists.
Presented by the World Chess Hall of Fame
Featured Artists
Kaya Giroux
Soprano
Ashlyn Brown
Mezzo-soprano
Micah Perry
Tenor
Joseph O'Shea
Baritone
Jonathan Heaney
Repetiteur
Festival Season Preview at The Legacy Center
Friday, April 24 at 5 p.m.
Join Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for a concert featuring four of the nation’s most talented emerging voices. Members of OTSL’s Gerdine Young Artists Program will present a fun mix of beloved opera and musical theater favorites, offering a lively preview of the 2026 Festival Season that audiences of all ages are sure to enjoy.
Featured Artists
Kaya Giroux
Soprano
Ashlyn Brown
Mezzo-soprano
Micah Perry
Tenor
Joseph O'Shea
Baritone
Jonathan Heaney
Repetiteur
Festival Season Preview at the St. Louis County Library
Saturday, April 25 at 6 p.m.
St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch
Four of Opera Theatre’s Gerdine Young Artists will offer musical excerpts from Opera Theatre’s 2026 Festival Season in the beautiful setting of the St. Louis County Library’s Clark Family Branch. All ages are welcome!
Featured Arists
Kaya Giroux
Soprano
Ashlyn Brown
Mezzo-soprano
Micah Perry
Tenor
Joseph O'Shea
Baritone
Jonathan Heaney
Repetiteur
Artwork & Arias
Friday, May 1 at 8 p.m.
Spend an evening experiencing connections between opera and the visual arts with the program series “Artworks and Arias,” presented by CAM and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. This artist-curated musical program explores ways that art can act as a force of resistance against challenging times and oppressive ideologies.
Co-presented with Contemporary Art Museum
Registration coming soon…
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