Jon Garrett debuts with the Rams at the Edward Jones Dome.

To judge by the comments on yesterday’s blog post about sweet-voiced tenor Jon Garrett of the St. Louis Chamber Chorus and Union Avenue Opera, he’s got a big fan base.…

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra president Fred Bronstein has another new initiative, and it’s one that will benefit everyone within earshot of KFUO-FM (99.1) by radio or by Internet: broadcasts of the SLSO, both live and archival performances.

They’ll start at 7:30…

NEW YORK - There is a popular misconception that opera always involves heavy-duty stories and emotions, that it’s always serious, that someone — or several someones — must always perish by the end.

Not so.

As Exhibit A, consider Donizetti’s sweet, tuneful,…

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has announced a cast change for the SLSO’s April 17 and 18 performances of Hector Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust at Powell Symphony Hall. Joshua Winograde has withdrawn; bass-baritone Eric Owens will replace him in the…

This is not to denigrate Placido Domingo, a truly great artist — gifted, smart, hard-working, amazing force of nature — but one has to wonder just why Birgit Nilsson felt he needed her largesse.

The late…

The Metropolitan Opera’s production of Gaetano Donizetti’s bel canto classic Lucia di Lammermoor, seen in high-definition broadcast at the St. Louis Art Museum on Saturday afternoon, offered a made-for-HD quartet of lead singers, a handsome, mostly well-thought-out production, and an…

Here’s the SLSO’s official announcement of the 2009-2010 season:

SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES 2009-2010 SEASON

St. Louis (February 10, 2009)—The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) announces its 2009-10 season: the orchestra’s 130th since its founding in 1880, and fifth under Music…

David Robertson and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra perform the Verdi Requiem, 8 p.m. Feb. 13 and 14. $25 to $110.

Pianist Orli Shaham, David Robertson and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra perform “A Broadway Valentine,” 3 p.m. Feb. 15. $25…

Bass-baritone Roberto Scandiuzzi has withdrawn from the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra upcoming performances of the Verdi Requiem, for unspecified reasons.

Taking his place is Kyle Ketelsen, a fine singer and former St. Louisan who has performed at Opera Theatre of St.…

With Kurt Warner once again leading a team to the Super Bowl, perhaps it’s time to revive my middle-Verdi opera, “Gli Arieti.”

When the Rams first went to the Superbowl, the then-editor of A&E, Ray Rinaldi, told each of us to…