Meet the Makers: An Insider’s Look at OTSL’s New Works Collective

Co-presented by Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Washington University’s CRE2, and Department of Music

Last winter, more than 150 artists applied to create new operas with OTSL. Ultimately, just three multi-genre teams were selected by a panel of St. Louis artists, advocates, and community leaders. Meet the artists who are pushing the boundaries of opera, hear musical excerpts from their works, and learn more from acclaimed scholars at Washington University about the context surrounding each story.

Co-presented by Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Washington University’s CRE2, and the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences.

6:30 p.m. Doors open
7:00 p.m. Program begins

This panel will be moderated by Adrienne Davis, Vice Provost, William M. Van Cleve Professor of Law, and CRE2 Founding Director.

The panel will feature the following WashU faculty speaking on each opera:

Black Coffee: Seanne Leathe, Assistant Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Family Style: Nadirah Foley, Assistant Professor, Department of Education
Kandake: Helina Woldekiros, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology

This event is part of the Belonging in Opera Series. Click here to learn more.

Parking is free and can be found in the rear of the building. There is a shared parking garage with COCA, which offers complimentary parking on a first-come, first-serve basis. The entrance is behind the building on Washington Ave.