The 17th Annual SPRING TO DANCE® Festival 2025 is coming up on May 23–24. Dance St. Louis Artistic Director Michael Uthoff talks with Kathy Lawton Brown about this dance festival, which features 12 companies and 75 artists from across the U.S. Learn more at https://www.dancestlouis.org/spring-to-dance-festival-2025 Classic 107.3 · SPRING TO DANCE® Festival 2025 Preview with…
The Playlist – Station News – https://mailchi.mp/classic1073.org/the-playlist-may-19-2025 This week, hear the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Antony and Cleopatra by John Adams, with the composer conducting! Interviews showcase Patricia Racette, newly appointed Artistic Director of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; the season-ending concert from The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, War and Peace; and Spring to Dance…
Mike Isaacson, the Artistic and Executive Producer of The Muny, discusses all of the shows in the 107th season, which begins June 16. Learn about the musicals: Bring It On, Come From Away, Frozen, Evita, Dear Evan Hansen, La Cage Aux Folles, and Jersey Boys. Also hear insights about the productions that only Mike can…
The Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center Director Mark Sarich talks about El Sistema-St. Louis with Kathy Lawton Brown to invite listeners and musicians to learn more about El Sistema-St. Louis (formerly Orchestrating Diversity). The Lemp Community Orchestra (formerly Orchestrating Diversity) will present “The Young Mozart” on May 18, 2025 at Messiah Lutheran Church. Learn more at www.facebook.com/OrchestratingDiversity.…
Sam Moore, the Managing Director of Public History for the Missouri Historical Society, talks about the “We Are St. Louis” campaign, which aims to connect the citizens of St. Louis to the region’s rich history. Plus, learn about Collected, the newest exhibit at the Missouri History Museum, as well as exciting plans for the future.…
Hear from Melissa Venator, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Assistant Curator of Modern Art at the St. Louis Art Museum, about Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s German expressionist painting Basel with the Rhine. Learn about German expressionism and why the St. Louis Art Museum has such a wonderful collection of works in this genre. Discover more at: www.slam.org/collection/objects/37231/…
Local arts reviewer Chuck Lavazzi talks with Tom Ridgely, Producing Artistic Director of the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, about the 25th anniversary season and celebratory gala, the plans for the “wild new play” Romeo & Zooliet, and more. Find out more about the STL Shakespeare Festival at stlshakes.org/ Classic 107.3 · STL Shakespeare Festival Celebrates 25…
Mezzo soprano Benedetta Orsi talks with Kathy Lawton Brown about her upcoming concert “Memories in Motion”, celebrating 15 years as an opera singer, recording artist, and performer. On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, the evening will retrace the most meaningful moments of her musical life, filled with fun anecdotes presented by Classic 107.3’s host Kathy Lawton…
The St. Louis Children’s Choirs (SLCC) Artistic Director Dr. Alyson Moore and Executive Director Ben Nordstrom preview “Fly” and talk about upcoming events with host Kathy Lawton Brown. “Fly” will feature all six ensembles, performing beautiful choral music in different languages and a variety of styles. The Choirs will be joined by professional local instrumentalists…
Grammy-nominated musicians Mak Grgić and Curtis Stewart share a preview of their St. Louis Classical Guitar concert with Julie Schuster in the Classic 107.3 studio. Tickets are still available for their May 3, 2025 concert at The 560 Music Center, 7:30pm at https://stlouisclassicalguitar1.thundertix.com/events/228787 Hear how Grgić and Stewart came to play their instruments (guitar and…