Historical November 1982 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Two one-act operas, fully-staged by the Conservatory Opera Studio and Conservatory Orchestra, will be held at CASA — the St. Louis Conservatory and Schools for the Arts, 560 Trinity Avenue at Delmar, University City.
The productions are scheduled for Friday and Sunday, Nov. 5 and 7, at 8 p.m.
The operas are “Comedy on the Bridge” by Martinu, sung in English, and “Suor Angelica” by Puccini, sung in Italian. General admission is $6 and $4 for students and senior citizens. Box office: 863- 3033, open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jeffrey Siegel returns to CASA to give the first of two Keyboard Conversations —”Papa Haydn Remembered: Happy 250th Birthday!” The Keyboard Conversations series includes talk, musical highlights, performances and give-and-take with the audience.
The Haydn program will be held at 8 p.m. in the Main Auditorium at CASA.
The second Keyboard Conversation is “Brahms: The Restrained Romantic” on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Subscription tickets for the two programs are $15. Single ticket price is $9 and $6 for students and senior citizens.
The St. Louis Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of John Kasica, will give a free performance on Monday night, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m. at CASA. Edward Zambara, world-renowned baritone and voice coach, who holds the chair in voice at the St. Louis Conservatory of Music, will conduct a master class on Wednesday, Nov. 17, in the recital hall at CASA at 10 a.m.
Admission to the informal performance-teaching session, in which audiences are encouraged to participate by asking questions, is $6 and $4 for students and senior citizens.
Finally, the St. Louis Conservatory String Ensemble, acclaimed by critics in St. Louis and on tour, will give a free concert at 8 p.m. on Monday night, Nov. 22, in the main auditorium.
Originally published in The Neighborhood Paper, November 1982.
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Archival transcription note: The Haydn Keyboard Conversation’s date is not specified in the source article; no date has been supplied by inference.
Original source: SD_Times1982_11.pdf, printed page(s) 2; PDF page(s) 2.
