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Don Pasquale Takes Center Stage At Union Avenue Opera

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ST. LOUIS – Critics are hailing Union Avenue Opera’s Twenty-Ninth Festival Season opener The Turn of the Screw as “creepy and masterful” by a company that “always delivers” and “consistently achieves artistic wonders.” Amidst the excitement the cast of UAO’s production of Don Pasquale have begun staging Donizetti’s bubbly farce that will have audiences rolling in the aisles.The production is helmed by director Jon Truitt and conductor Stephen Hargreaves who previously paired together for last summer’s critically acclaimed Falstaff and 2021’s Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Big Top. “ Don Pasquale is such an appealing and enjoyable comedy,” said Truitt. “It has loads of truly funny moments, delightful arias and small ensembles that we’d expect from Donizetti, and it’s just a joy to experience as an audience member. I think of this opera in the vein of the “screwball

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Public schools banned from sheltering migrants under bill passed by U.S. House

2 years 7 months ago

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Wednesday night passed a bill to bar the use of public K-12 school facilities to provide shelter for migrants seeking asylum. The bill, approved 222-201, is known as the “Schools Not Shelters Act” and is a rebuke of the Biden administration’s immigration policy. If enacted into law, public schools […]

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Ariana Figueroa

Netflix Claims Its Password Sharing Crackdown Was A Smashing Success, But…

2 years 7 months ago
We noted how as Netflix growth has stalled internationally, the company has turned to nickel-and-diming its existing customers in order to give Wall Street its beloved quarterly returns at any cost. That has included not only last year’s price hikes, but this week’s decision to eliminate the company’s cheapest ad-free tier in both the US […]
Karl Bode

Scattered storms Thursday with temp highs near 90

2 years 7 months ago
Out ahead of a cold front Thursday, we are watching for more rain and storms. The early morning storm chance will primarily be along and south of I-44 in Missouri and I-64 in Illinois through 8:00 a.m.
Angela Hutti

Top 5 Shaved Ice in St. Louis, Chosen by our Critic

2 years 7 months ago
Though there's something to be said for the nostalgic joy of a chunky, hard-as-a-rock ice sphere served in a paper cone that disintegrates once all the syrup collects in its tip, it has nothing on today's shaved ice. Fluffy, soft and offered in a kaleidoscope of flavors, this frosty treat is one of the few things that can make summer in St. Louis a little more bearable — especially when enjoyed at one of these five fine establishments that represent the best our city has to offer.
Cheryl Baehr