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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

OTSL's 'Treemonisha' has roots in its mystical connections by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

“Treemonisha” is about to receive its world premiere, opening Opera Theatre of St. Louis’ 2023 festival season.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:13PM
Thursday, May 11, 2023

Opera Theatre of St. Louis presents a festival season without pandemic obstacles by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

“Everything is returning to what we have loved and what we’ve not been able to do during the ... pandemic,” general director Andrew Jorgensen says.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:00PM
Thursday, January 26, 2023

Composer James Lee III gives Cahokia its due with an SLSO world premiere by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

James Lee III aims to elevate ancient city's importance and capture its grandiosity with "Visions of Cahokia."

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:15AM
Monday, December 5, 2022

John Waters on new projects, favorite Christmas movies and quickies in the Arch by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

Pioneering filmmaker, writer, actor, artist and monologist brings his annual holiday extravaganza, “A John Waters Christmas,” to the Sheldon.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:30PM
Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Documentary honors life, legacy of longtime Post-Dispatch classical music critic by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

Sarah Bryan Miller is the subject of a new documentary, “The Places Music Has Taken Me,” which will air on KETC (Channel 9).

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:19PM
Thursday, September 8, 2022

SLSO and 10 more classical groups start the music for fall concerts by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

Attending classical music events is, for the most part, a year-round proposition in St. Louis. But in the fall, things really start kicking up.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:07PM
Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Union Avenue Opera returns to home stage after a season under the Big Top by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

Union Avenue Opera weathered 2021 under the Big Top, but artists are happy to be back inside, where storytelling and attention to detail can improve.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:48PM
Thursday, June 9, 2022

'The first big, gay opera' gets a radical rewrite for OTSL 'Harvey Milk' world premiere by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

"Harvey Milk" at Opera Theatre of St. Louis sets out to educate and entertain with story of heroic figure in gay rights movement.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:19PM
Wednesday, June 1, 2022

OTSL world premiere recalls 'sleeping sickness' that attacked brains a century ago by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

"Awakenings," which debuts at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, is adapted from a book by neurologist Oliver Sacks, who treated patients with encephalitis lethargica.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:24AM
Tuesday, May 3, 2022

J'Nai Bridges will kick off 2023 Great Artists Series of classical concerts by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

The four concerts offer classical music enthusiasts an all-too-rare opportunity to hear some of today’s finest musicians in recital.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:48AM
Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Even without live shows, Kathleen Madigan found ways to share the laughs by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

Rather than perform in parking lots during the pandemic, St. Louis native took to the internet for storytime video series and "Pubcast."

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:36PM
Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Coming to Opera Theatre of St. Louis: 2 world premieres, new effort to seek diverse stories by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

OTSL has announced the upcoming world premieres of two operas as well as an initiative to bring new, nontraditional voices into the creative process.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:06PM
Saturday, February 5, 2022

Opera Theatre of St. Louis names first principal conductor, extends other contracts by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

Opera Theatre of St. Louis has announced the appointment of Daniela Candillari as its first principal conductor.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:36PM
Wednesday, January 26, 2022

After pandemic break, comedian Tom Papa has a new approach, savoring every show by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

Comedian Tom Papa stayed busy during pandemic but says being away from audiences made him value live shows more.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:18PM
Friday, January 21, 2022

SLSO postpones weekend 'Harry Potter' concerts at Powell Hall by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has moved its Jan. 21-23 concerts to April 15-16.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:54PM
Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Comedy daredevil Steve-O, at age 47, is racing to get his ‘last licks’ in by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

Stephen Glover of "Jackass" is still filming crazy stunts to provide raw material for his "Bucket List Tour."

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:54PM
Thursday, January 6, 2022

St. Louis native will lead SLSO efforts to address equity, diversity, inclusion by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

Webster Groves High School grad Yolanda Alovor was most recently chief of staff and VP of diversity at Rosemont College.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:03AM
Thursday, November 18, 2021

St. Louis classical music fans get a welcome holiday gift: return of in-person concerts by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

Though precautions remain in place, we're able to gather again to enjoy the many wonderful performances the St. Louis classical community has to offer.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:48PM
Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Former Sen. Al Franken takes his wit back on the road, heads to St. Louis by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

Former Minnesota senator and "Saturday Night Live" cast member returns to his roots with stand-up comedy tour.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:12AM
Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Opera star Andrea Bocelli makes St. Louis debut with biggest American tour yet by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

After livestreaming and recording during pandemic, Italian opera superstar is happy to once again "feel the emotion of the audience."

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:42PM
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra looks to season of live music, starting on Art Hill by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

Resilience is a theme of the orchestra’s 2021-22 season, it’s 142nd, and third with Stéphane Denève as music director.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:42PM
Friday, September 10, 2021

Classical music returns for fall, with performances in person and streaming by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

After cancellations, virtual events and wondering when we might be able to hear live music again, the answer is: It’s happening.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:24PM
Thursday, October 29, 2020

Photographer Henry Diltz, known for iconic images of rock stars, started career as 'a fluke' by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

Diltz, who has shot more than 250 album covers and was the official Woodstock photographer, will be honored by International Photography Hall of Fame.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:42AM
Thursday, December 5, 2019

The Skivvies, alt-cabaret duo, undress to impress for 'I Touch My Elf' holiday show by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

Alt-cabaret act known for stripping to undies combines pop songs with holiday tunes for "I Touch My Elf"

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:36PM
Thursday, May 23, 2019

'Live From Here' host Chris Thile gets a full-circle moment with Powell Hall show by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

When “Live From Here,” the radio variety show produced by American Public Media and heard locally on KWMU-FM, is performed onstage Saturday at Powell Symphony Hall, it will close a kind …

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:36PM
Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Patton Oswalt moves on from tragedy and 'Annihilation' by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

In his most recent stand-up comedy special, “Annihilation,” Patton Oswalt does something extraordinary: He tells the story of becoming a widower — his wife, true-crime writer Michelle …

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:38AM
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Onstage, Lewis Black splits the rant with his audience by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

Usually, interacting with a comedian goes by another name: heckling.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:22PM
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

On the comeback trail, Dane Cook tells it like it is by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

Dane Cook has felt your, um, opprobriation. And he’s fine with it.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:00PM
Thursday, January 17, 2019

The guitar gets a solo in traveling exhibition at St. Louis Science Center by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

When HP Newquist and a group of partners conceived of the National Guitar Museum in 2009, they thought it probable that, somewhere, such an institution already existed.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:42PM
Friday, December 14, 2018

Harry Connick Jr., in music mode, celebrates 300 years of the Big Easy by Daniel Durchholz | Special To The Post-Dispatch

“Opportunities don’t just present themselves. You have to seek them out.”

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:36AM

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