University of Missouri-St. Louis students (from left) Hannah Gale, Christian Bradley, Connor Mullenshlader, Vanessa Tessereau, Rachel Anthonis, Sam Brown, Rita Schien, and Andrew Utz rehearse a selection from Mozart‘s “The Marriage of Figaro” as UMSL Opera Theatre Interim Director Karen Kanakis leads them from the front row. The students were preparing for a free concert at 2 p.m. Thursday in the 2023 Opera Workshop Fall Showcase at the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. The Opera Workshop is a semester long class, open to all students. The spring 2024 showcase will be a full production.
This photograph was taken by UMSL photographer Derik Holtmann and is the latest to be featured in Eye on UMSL. View more UMSL photos by visiting the UMSL Flickr and Instagram accounts.