Musicians of the SLSO step out and shine as soloists by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

The first concert of the orchestra's new chamber series is a hit

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 4:03pm on October 31, 2020☆⚑

Denève and SLSO deliver solid virtuosity, by sections by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

First the strings; then the woodwinds step up in concert at Powell Hall.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 1:42am on October 24, 2020☆⚑

Opera Theatre of St. Louis' new season features virtual, in-person programming by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

A winterlong "virtual season" will precede an outdoor festival season.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 9:32am on October 20, 2020☆⚑

Music review: Stéphane Denève and the SLSO return to Powell Symphony Hall by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

The concerts are abbreviated; this one was just an hour long, with no intermission. But it incorporated an awful lot of fine playing.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 8:32am on October 18, 2020☆⚑

St. Louis Chamber Chorus launches an unconventional season by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

Artistic director Philip Barnes explores what makes the chorus special, in six programs.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 3:06pm on October 7, 2020☆⚑

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra isn't sitting out the pandemic " it's innovating instead by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

Until the public health situation improves, the musicians are taking their act on the road " and online.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 6:36pm on September 28, 2020☆⚑

Met Stars Live in Concert: Fine and Fun singing with Aleksandra Kurzak and Roberto Alagna by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

The series offers real variety

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 8:24pm on September 23, 2020☆⚑

'Met Stars Live in Concert' introduces an operatic force of nature by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

The young Norwegian dramatic soprano Lise Davidsen is stunning, in the best possible way

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 8:24pm on September 23, 2020☆⚑

St. Louis performance venues will be lit up in red Tuesday evening by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

Those who work in the live events industry are bringing attention to their plight, and urging Congress to pass the RESTART Act

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 8:24pm on September 23, 2020☆⚑

Two more major cancellations hit St. Louis classical music by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

Union Avenue Opera and St. Louis Chamber Chorus cancel events.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 4:42pm on April 21, 2020☆⚑

Opera Theatre of St. Louis cancels 2020 season by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

None of the year-round staff will be laid off

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 9:24am on April 8, 2020☆⚑

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra cancels performances through May 10 by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

That includes the rest of the classical music programs that were to make up music director Stéphane Denève's first season, along with educational programs and outreach programs.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 3:03pm on April 3, 2020☆⚑

Metropolitan Opera offers free streaming of past "Met Live in HD" performances by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

The Met has 14 years' worth of HD broadcasts from which to choose

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:42am on March 16, 2020☆⚑

Longtime fan leaves $45 million to Opera Theatre of St. Louis by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

'Transformative' gift to endowment is one of the two or three largest ever received by an American opera company.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 6:54pm on February 6, 2020☆⚑

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announces a woman-centric season for 2020-21 by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

Music director Stéphane Denève is enthusiastic about what's been planned for his second season in that role.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:06pm on February 4, 2020☆⚑

Concert review: A strong start to the new year from Denève, Thibaudet and the SLSO by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

Exploring musical relationships, with help from the orchestra

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 7:48am on January 20, 2020☆⚑

Concert review: Stellar singing from the St. Louis Chamber Chorus in 'Christmas Down Under' by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

Australian composers ruled on Sunday afternoon

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 3:06am on December 24, 2019☆⚑

Phyllis Brissenden, Opera Theatre founder and philanthropist, dies at 86 by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

Mrs. Brissenden loved music, birds and animals, and supported them.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 5:24pm on December 22, 2019☆⚑

Exceptional new music from Choir of King's College, Cambridge and Stile Antico by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

The Choir's centenary recording of Lessons and Carols is now available

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 3:36pm on December 21, 2019☆⚑

Concert review: A well-played 'Nutcracker' with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

It's a beloved score, but there are some issues with presenting it as a stand-alone

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 8:12am on December 1, 2019☆⚑

Concert review: Exciting Mussorgsky, with some issues, from Lehninger and the SLSO by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

The conductor, with a broken foot, needed a scooter to enter and exit the stage

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 8:18pm on November 23, 2019☆⚑

Concert review: Singing of unearthly beauty from Tenebrae at the Cathedral Basilica by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

The choir's use of candlelight and shadow provides an atmosphere of mystery

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 4:06pm on November 18, 2019☆⚑

Denève and SLSO shine in a world premiere, a 20th-century concerto and a classic symphony by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

Violinist Gil Shaham, Denève and the SLSO play well together

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 9:03am on November 16, 2019☆⚑

Opera review: An enjoyable evening with 'Pirates' at Winter Opera by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

Scott Loebl's sets helped make the production.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 7:33pm on November 10, 2019☆⚑

Concert review: Remarkable Mozart from Suzuki, SLSO & Co. by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

There was some delightful Haydn to start things off

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 7:33pm on November 10, 2019☆⚑