Stage Director: 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS
Jun 15, 2026
"The highlight of the company’s season is a production of André Previn’s ‘A Streetcar Named Desire."
"Patricia Racette launched her first season as artistic director of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis with a winner... breathed new life into André Previn’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” (1998)."
— Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal (June 15, 2026)
“With its riveting production of André Previn’s A Streetcar Named Desire, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has dramatically reinforced its stature as one of the nation’s finest summer festivals.“
“Ms. Racette’s leadership of Streetcar is nothing short of miraculous.”
“Patricia Racette’s production finds operatic scale, emotional truth and remarkable balance in Williams’s enduring tragedy.”