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…
Tom Corbeil (Oracle), Matthew Morris (Apollo) & Christine Brewer (Alceste) Photo by Ken Howard
SANTA FE - Christine Brewer’s performance in the title role of Gluck’s Alceste on Wednesday night showed the soprano in prime vocal condition, singing through her long, challenging…
SANTA FE - Soprano Christine Brewer went through some hard times, physically and emotionally, after a knee injury forced her to withdraw from her first fully staged performances of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle at the Metropolitan Opera last spring.
“I was totally…
There have been numerous significant changes at Opera Theatre of St. Louis in the last year. Here’s one didn’t make the headlines, but is still significant: Richard Barger, OTSL’s director of operations, has moved to New York and Santa Fe…
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…
Soprano Christine Brewer is the St. Louis area’s own classical music superstar, a warm and funny woman who still lives in a little house in Lebanon, Illinois, a few blocks from her alma mater, McKendree University.
At 4 p.m. on Tuesday,…
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)…
