Patricia Racette is known as one of the great singing actresses of our time, and she continues to share her artistry with audiences around the world. She has performed in all the world’s major opera houses and is a particular favorite at San Francisco Opera and the Metropolitan Opera. Ms. Racette returns to the OTSL Festival Season inspiring and guiding young singers as the Artistic Director of Young Artist Programs.

Conductor Daniela Candillari is recognized for her dynamic and compelling performances at opera houses and concert stages throughout North America and Europe, including recent successes at the New York Philharmonic and The Metropolitan Opera. Now in her second season as Principal Conductor for OTSL, Ms. Candillari returns to St. Louis to conduct Tosca and Center Stage.

Gordon Hawkins has been critically acclaimed throughout the world for his in-depth interpretations and luxuriant baritone voice. A winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and a George London Grant recipient, he has been praised for his rich lyricism as well as his dramatic instinct. He is a winner of the Luciano Pavarotti Competition and in 2006 was honored as the Washington National Opera’s “Artist of the Year.”