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
- Thursday Night at the Museum – July 31, 6:30 p.m.
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Tennessee Williams Tribute Performance: Streetcar and Beyond – August 10, 7:00 p.m.
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Patricia Sings Piaf – October 9, 8:00 p.m
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Festival Season Preview at World Chess Hall of Fame – October 16, 6:00 p.m
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Music as the Message Retreat – March 20–21 (2026)
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Music as the Message Concert – March 22 (2026)
Ongoing / To Be Announced:
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Belonging in Opera Series – 5th Anniversary in 2026
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Artwork & Arias – Date TBA | Contemporary Art Museum
Calendar of Community Activities
An American Solider (2018) - (L to R) Andrew Stenson as Danny Chen and Kathleen Kim as Josephine Young in the world premiere of Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang's "An American Soldier" Photo (C) Ken Howard, 2018
Belonging in Opera Series
In 2021, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis partnered with WashU’s CRE2 and Department of Music to explore race and opera through the Belonging in Opera series. While the events have ended, the Staging James Baldwin and William F. Buckley: Belonging in Opera exhibition remains on view through April 12 at WashU’s Olin Library, featuring archival materials from The Tongue and The Lash and related collections.
Festival Season Preview at World Chess Hall of Fame
April 23 | 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.Â
Presented by the World Chess Hall of Fame
Featured Artists
Ashlyn Brown
Mezzo-soprano
Micah Perry
Tenor
Festival Season Preview at the St. Louis County Library
April 25 | 6:00pm | 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
Ashlyn Brown
Mezzo-soprano
Micah Perry
Tenor
Artwork & Arias
May 1 | 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
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