About the Theatre
The mission of Union Avenue Opera is to provide professional opportunities for gifted, emerging artists and to offer vibrant and affordable opera experiences in original languages to audiences that reflect the breadth and diversity of the St. Louis region. Believing that the arts are vital to the health and reputation of a community, Union Avenue Opera is committed to its urban setting, educational outreach, and artistic integrity.
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Review: AIDA at Union Avenue Opera
by Steve Callahan - July 29, 2024
Elephants? No elephants here. Just grand, grand opera!
(Tenor Limmie Pulliam will astonish you!)
The evening is filled with moments of glory....
Review: CARMEN at Union Avenue Opera
by Steve Callahan - July 08, 2024
Saint Louis’ Union Avenue Opera is celebrating the start of it’s thirtieth year with a superb production of Bizet’s Carmen! (Thirty years—that’s twenty-nine seasons. Like everyone else Union Avenue was “dark” in 2020.) Thirty years of ever-increasing excellence in this most challenging of musical...
Review: NAUGHTY MARIETTA at Kirkwood Performing Arts Center
by Steve Callahan - March 11, 2024
Winter Opera continues it’s seventeenth season with another iconic operetta—Victor Herbert’s Naughty Marietta. This lovely old show premiered in 1910. It was produced by the first Oscar Hammerstein (the grandfather of you-know-who). In 1935 a movie version was made—with Jeanette MacDonald and Nels...
CLUE and INTO THE WOODS Lead the St. Louis Theatre Circle Awards with 11 Nominations Each
by James Lindhorst - February 02, 2024
The St. Louis Theatre Circle announced their 2024 Nominations on Friday. STAGES St. Louis’ production of CLUE and New Jewish Theatre’s production of INTO THE WOODS lead all productions with 11 nominations each. Twenty-four different companies and 55 unique productions were represented among 165 nomi...
Winners Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards
by BWW Awards - January 18, 2024
Winners have been announced for the 2023 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! See who was selected audience favorite in St. Louis! Winners include Ozark Actors Theatre and more....
Last Chance to Vote for the BWW St. Louis Awards; Voting Ends 12/31
by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023
It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...
2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW St. Louis Awards; FREAKY FRIDAY, CLUE, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival & More Lead!
by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023
There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...
BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards December 5th Standings; FREAKY FRIDAY Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - December 05, 2023
It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...
Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards; CLUE Leads Best Play!
by BWW Awards - November 27, 2023
Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...
Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards; FREAKY FRIDAY Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - November 20, 2023
The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...
Past Shows
Into The Woods
8/16 - 8/24/2024
What happens when fairy tales collide in a dark and twisted forest? Join Cinderella, Jack, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and more as they cross ...
Into the Woods
8/16 - 8/24/2024
Join Cinderella, Jack, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and more as they cross paths with a baker and his wife on their quest through the ...
Aida In Concert
7/26 - 8/3/2024
Witness one of opera’s most epic stories of passion, betrayal, and war. Behold the tragic romance of Aida, an Ethiopian princess enslaved by the Egyptians, ...
Carmen
7/5 - 7/13/2024
Set your passions alight with this steamy opera full of love, seduction, and betrayal. Follow the fate of Don José, a naïve soldier who falls ...
Ragtime
8/18 - 8/26/2023
Written by the award-winning composer/lyricist team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (Once on This Island, Seussical and Lucky Stiff), noted playwright Terrence McNally, and ...
A Little Night Music
8/19 - 8/27/2022
Lovers reunite, passions reignite, and new romance blossoms in the magic of music on a mid-summers night. A Little Night Music explores the tangled web ...
Glory Denied
8/16 - 8/24/2019
Union Avenue Opera presents Tom Cipullos Glory DeniedFour Performances: August 17, 18, 23, 24 at 8:00 p.m.Based on the novel Glory Denied by Tom PhilpottPresented ...
La bohème
7/26 - 8/3/2019
Union Avenue Opera presents Puccinis La bohmeFour Performances: July 26, 27, August 2, 3 at 8:00 p.m.Presented in Italian with English supertitlesJoin the Bohemian Revolution ...
Candide
7/5 - 7/13/2019
Union Avenue Opera presents Bernsteins Candide (Scottish Opera Version)Four Performances: July 5, 6, 12, 13 at 8:00 p.m.Presented in English with English supertitlesWar! Earthquakes! Disease! ...
Das Rheingold
8/17 - 8/25/2012
A saga of epic proportion replete with giants, gods, goddesses and a dragon, Das Rheingold opens in the waters of the river Rhine, where three ...
Un ballo in maschera
6/29 - 7/7/2012
Accompanied by a thrilling score, Verdi’s vivid characters grapple with life and love, betrayal and death. Witness the mystery and intrigue that stems from Riccardo ...
Videos
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Pageant Pending
Westport Playhouse (1/22 - 1/22) | |
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PICTURES FROM A REVOLUTION
The Marcelle (1/24 - 2/8) | |
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CELESTIAL COUNTERPOINT: Songs Among the Stars
Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center (1/18 - 1/18) | |
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Ain't Too Proud
Fox Theatre (5/9 - 5/11) | |
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Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts (4/7 - 4/9) | |
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Who Killed Aunt Caroline? by Grant Richards
Clayton Community Theatre (3/6 - 3/16) | |
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Some Like It Hot
Fox Theatre (2/25 - 3/9) | |
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