Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
Sometimes I write things for St. Louis Public Radio. Here’s what I wrote this week. What’s done, what’s next for Missouri lawmakers? Scientists continue to make new discoveries about the life and death of a 5,300-year-old iceman Comedian Paula Poundstone can’t keep a secret John Lithgow wants to tell you a story New to opera?… Continue reading My stories: Week ending March 27
The Opera Theatre of St. Louis invited local tweeters to see and live-tweet “The Elixir of Love” on Wednesday night. After scrolling through dozens of tweets, here are 17 that are sure to pique your interest. One wonders if Gianetta is allowed to sing at the library like that or if she gets shushed. #otslelixir… Continue reading 17 tweets that will make you want to see ‘The Elixir of Love’
This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. The Opera Theatre of St. Louis invited local tweeters to see and live-tweet “The Magic Flute” on Thursday night. We scrolled through dozens of tweets and found 11 that piqued our interest. (Full discloser: I was one of those live-tweeters.) Sparkly green spandex, monkey men, and dowop girls. And… Continue reading 11 tweets that make us want to see ‘Magic Flute’
For the second year, the Opera Theatre of St. Louis sponsored “tweet seats” — they actually encourage people to tweet from the opera. It’s a one-night-only, back-of-the-theater type of set-up, but it’s still a lot of fun. So here’s a recap of Wednesday’s performance of “The Magic Flute.” I'll be live tweeting @OTSL's #MagicFlute tonight.… Continue reading ‘The Magic Flute’: Tweeting from the opera
This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. The Opera Theatre of St. Louis joined St. Louis’ birthday celebration Tuesday night. The “surprise” Spring Sing chorus, which included dozens of singers from the St. Louis community, swarmed Kiener Plaza ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals game. It's the big day! #Springsing tonight at 6:30. Make sure you… Continue reading Opera Theatre sings ‘Happy Birthday’ to St. Louis