Associated Press writer Deborah Baker writes that the Santa Fe Opera is taking a PR hit over the fact that it has given permission to drill for oil and gas on 27,000 acres in a rural part of the region.

The…

O'Leary

(This doesn’t appear on the Arts & Books homepage, and it was hard to find on the STLToday.com website - so I’m reposting it here. Special bonus: A nice color photo of Tim O’Leary.)

Lebanon, Ill.-based soprano Christine Brewer may have blown out her knee, but her voice is just fine — and she was once again the go-to replacement for an ailing soprano in a big sing, this time with the Santa Fe…

Opera Theatre of St. Louis fans have two opportunities in 2009 to travel with general director Tim O’Leary to see St. Louis-related artists and productions: to Santa Fe in August (soprano Christine Brewer as Alceste, a visit with Charles MacKay)…