Hear from Simon Kelly, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the St. Louis Art Museum, about Vincent van Gogh’s painting Stairway at Auvers. Learn about Vincent’s last months in this French village and how SLAM was able to acquire this important work. Discover more at: https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/33826/ Classic 107.3 · On the Art with SLAM…
Genevieve Cortinovis, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Associate Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the St. Louis Art Museum, tells listeners about “Roaring: Art, Fashion and the Automobile in France, 1918–1939”, which runs until July 27. SLAM is offering special late-night opportunities on July 9, 16, and 23 to see this exhibit before it…
Michael P. McMillan, CEO of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, talks about the June 29 St. Louis Symphony Orchestra benefit concert at The Fabulous Fox. Hear more about the Urban League’s efforts to help St. Louisans affected by the May 16 tornado and learn how you can contribute to those efforts. One easy…
Conductor Kensho Watanabe talks about making his debut at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis with a special production of Gaetano Donizetti’s Don Pasquale. Learn about Kensho’s unusual path to the podium and hear his thoughts on working with OTSL and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra during this 50th Anniversary Season.To find out more about the…
Conductor Leonard Slatkin talks about the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis 50th Anniversary production of Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Learn about the changes made to the opera, why Leonard is thrilled to be a part of this special OTSL season, and which operas are on his conducting “bucket list”. To find out more…
Hear from Amy Torbert, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Associate Curator of American Art at the St. Louis Art Museum, about Benjamin West’s painting Daniel Interpreting to Belshazzar the Writing on the Wall. Learn about why this work was such an important addition to SLAM’s collection and how they acquired the painting! Discover more at:…
Classic 107.3 gratefully acknowledges the following people for their generous contributions to this audio broadcast: Voice Actors: Adam Darek as Adam Darek (cousin, age 16) Andrzej Darek as Andrzej Darek (Adam’s father) Patrycja Darek as Patrycja Darek (Adam’s mother) Jodie Hellm as Zofia Kowalczyk (Nancy’s daughter, age 14) Nancy Kowalczyk as Nancy Kowalczyk (Zofia’s mother)…