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Take Ten with Christine Brewer

Lynn Venhaus July 13, 2019 No Comments Candide Christine Brewer Lynn Venhaus McKendree University Opera Theatre of St. Louis Ross Brewer Scott Schoonover Union Avenue Opera

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor BBC Music Magazine named her one of the 20 greatest sopranos of…

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Union Avenue Opera Puts Up a Can-do ‘Candide’

Lynn Venhaus July 10, 2019 No Comments Annamaria Pileggi Brooklyn Snow C Otis Sweezey Candide CB Adams Charlie Tingen Christine Brewer Dorothy Parker Gina Malone Greg Johnston Hugh Wheeler Jesse Darden John La Touche Leonard Bernstein Lillian Hellman Richard Wilber Scott Schoonover Stephen Sondheim Thomas Gunther Union Avenue Opera Voltaire

By CB AdamsContributing Writer The title Candide (music by Leonard Bernstein, book by Hugh Wheeler, after Voltaire)…

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Union Avenue Opera Celebrates 25th Season

Lynn Venhaus May 22, 2019 No Comments Candide Christine Brewer Glory Denied La boheme Leonard Bernstein Pucchini Scott Schoonover Tom Cipullo Union Avenue Christian Church Union Avenue Opera Voltaire

Union Avenue Opera presents two company premieres in 2019 Christine Brewer returns to Union Avenue Opera for…

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Jennifer Theby-Quinn Radiant in ‘Daddy Long Legs’ musical at Insight

Lynn Venhaus April 17, 2019 No Comments Daddy Long Legs Insight Theatre Company Jean Webster Jennifer Theby-Quinn John Caird Julian King Lynn Venhaus Maggie Ryan Paul Gordon Rob Lippert Scott Schoonover Terry Barber Tracy Andreotti Vincent Varvel

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Jennifer Theby-Quinn, one of the most radiant life forces in local theater,…

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Union Avenue Opera’s Outreach Efforts Will Showcase in March 10 Recital

Lynn Venhaus March 3, 2019 2 Comments Alice Nelson Annamaria Pileggi Candide Christine Armistead Crescendo Debra Hillabrand Eric Kuhn Jennifer Medina Jon Garrett La boheme Marc Schapmann Martha Hart Nancy Mayo Noel Prince Sandra Geary Scott Schoonover Stella Markou Stephanie Tennill Union Avenue Opera

Union Avenue Opera’s University Artist Outreach program, Crescendo, will present a free recital on Sunday, March 10, at…

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Strong Acting Complements Rich Voices in Stirring ‘Lost in the Stars’ Opera

Lynn Venhaus August 25, 2018 No Comments Abraham Shaw Alan Paton apartheid Carl Overly Jr.Charlie Mathis Chuck Lavazzi Cry the Beloved Country James W. Clapper Jeanitta Perkins Kenneth Overton Kristy Swann Kurt Weill Lost in the Stars Lynn Venhaus Maxwell Anderson Melody Wilson Myke Andrews Reginald Pierre Roger Speidel Scott Schoonover Shaun Patrick Tubbs Sherrod Murff South Africa Stephen Peirick Teresa Doggett Tim Schall Union Avenue Christian Church Union Avenue Opera

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor A compelling plea for compassion and understanding, Kurt Weill’s mighty “Lost in…

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Crowd-Pleaser ‘HMS Pinafore’ Has Merry Melodies For a Summer’s Eve

Lynn Venhaus July 14, 2018 No Comments Andy Vieluf Anthony Heinemann Eric Gibson Erin Haupt Gilbert and Sullivan HMS Pinafore Jacob Lassetter Jason Mallory Katherine Calcamuggio Kyra Bishop Sanford Leann Schuering Lynn Venhaus Randell McGee Scott Schoonover Steven Condy Teresa Doggett Thomas Gunther Union Avenue Christian Church Union Avenue Opera

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor While many operas deal with tragic circumstances, Gilbert and Sullivan’s popular “H.M.S.…

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Union Avenue Opera Prepares Its 24th Festival Season

Lynn Venhaus May 8, 2018 No Comments Gilbert and Sullivan Guiseppe Verdi HMS Pinafore Kurt Weill Lost in the Stars Nabucco Scott Schoonover Union Avenue Christian Church Union Avenue Opera

Union Avenue Opera presents three company premieres in 2018 Union Avenue Opera receives $25,000 grant from the…

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