SLSO

Last Sunday afternoon, I attended a concert performance of Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana, performed by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra at the Stifel Theatre. The Stifel’s grand public spaces are a joy, so vastly different from the cramped lobby of Powell Hall. The seats in the Stifel, after its recent renovation, are comfortable, with generous leg

Cathedrals

Theaters really are cathedrals, no? I was at the Stifel last week for a show by the Saint Louis Arches. In the midst of my photo-taking, this magic happened: There is in this image such intensity and activity and balletic poise that it took my breath away when I first saw it on my screen