For Immediate Release Contacts: February 18, 2015 Susan Sherman 314.378.8339 [email protected] Karin Moody 314.954.7122 [email protected]
6th Annual “SING FOR SITEMAN” Concert Monday, June 15 Nine celebrated vocalists with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and acclaimed pianist Carol Wong present a unique evening of music to benefit research at Siteman Cancer Center
th ST. LOUIS – The 6 Annual “Sing for Siteman” benefit concert will be held at 7:30 p.m., Monday, June 15, 2015, in Haertter Hall, the 730-seat Performing Arts Center at John Burroughs School, 755 S. Price Road, Ladue, MO 63124. Nine acclaimed vocalists, accompanied by internationally renowned pianist Carol Wong, will perform an intimate evening of music featuring favorite selections from opera, art songs, and the Broadway stage. A wine and dessert reception with the performers will follow. All proceeds benefit the Siteman Cancer Center’s Discovery Fund in support of promising cancer research projects.
Carol Wong, who also serves as artistic director, created the event in honor of her mother and late father, both of whom battled cancer. All of the artists have donated their time and talent to the benefit concert. Kim Eberlein and Cathy Berges are co-chairs; cancer survivor and author Teri Griege is the honorary chair; and James Robinson, Artistic Director of Opera Theatre Saint Louis, is the host.
Tickets are $100 for preferred seating and $50 for general seating. Space is limited; reserve your seat by calling the Opera Theatre’s box office at 314-961-0644, or by visiting www.singforsiteman.org.
Artists appearing in “Sing for Siteman” regularly perform around the globe, with many appearing on such renowned stages as The Metropolitan Opera, the English National Opera, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. They will be in residence in the 2015 Festival Season at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, singing in principal roles in Barber of Seville, La Rondine, Richard the Lionheart, and Emmeline. “Sing for Siteman” vocalists will include: Jonathan Beyer, Susannah Biller, Brandon Cedel, Joyce El-Khoury, Emily Fons, Anthony Kalil, Sydney Manascola, Christophe Tiesi, and Corinne Winters.
“Cancer is a disease that has touched everyone, either directly or through family and friends. However, cancer survival rates are increasing as important progress is made through innovative research,” said Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, director of the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine. “We are extremely grateful to the artists for donating their time and tremendous talent and to the host committee and volunteers for ensuring that this will be a memorable evening of music in support of the Discovery Fund.”
ABOUT THE SITEMAN CANCER CENTER
Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Missouri, is ranked among the top cancer facilities in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Comprising the cancer research, prevention and treatment programs of Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, Siteman also is Missouri’s only member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
More than 350 Washington University physicians and scientists treat more than 9,000 newly diagnosed cancer patients each year at Siteman, making it one of the largest cancer centers in the United States.
Siteman offers patients a diverse spectrum of 375 therapeutic clinical trials, and more than one-third of newly diagnosed patients are enrolled in therapeutic trials. Care is provided at four locations: Washington University Medical Center, Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital in Creve Coeur, Siteman Cancer Center–South County in south St. Louis County and Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital in St. Charles County.
In addition to treatment and research programs, Siteman pursues an active outreach program of cancer screening and education that annually involves tens of thousands of individuals throughout the region. For more information, visit www.siteman.wustl.edu
ABOUT OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis is one of the leading American opera companies, known for a spring festival of inventive new productions, sung in English, featuring the finest American singers and accompanied by members of the St. Louis Symphony. As of 2014, Opera Theatre has presented 24 world premieres and 23 American premieres – which may be the highest percentage of new work in the repertory of any U.S. company. Described by The Sunday Times of London as “one of the few American companies worth the transatlantic fare,” Opera Theatre of Saint Louis annually welcomes visitors from nearly every state and close to a dozen foreign countries. Although the size of the theater typically limits box office income to less than a quarter of the budget, the company has consistently produced work of the highest quality while never accumulating a deficit.
Opera Theatre also has a long tradition of discovering and promoting the careers of the finest operatic artists of the current generation. Among the artists who had important early opportunities at Opera Theatre are Christine Brewer, Susan Graham, Nathan Gunn, Patricia Racette, Thomas Hampson, Jerry Hadley, Dawn Upshaw, Sylvia McNair, Erie Mills, Dwayne Croft, Kelly Kaduce, and Lawrence Brownlee. Opera Theatre has always been known for distinguished leadership: founding general director Richard Gaddes was succeeded in 1985 by general director Charles MacKay, with famed British stage director Colin Graham as artistic director and Stephen Lord (1992 – present) as music director. Timothy O’Leary was named general director in October 2008 with acclaimed stage director James Robinson succeeding the late Colin Graham.
Opera Theatre is a sustaining member of the Arts & Education Council of Greater Saint Louis, and receives major support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Regional Arts Commission, and the Missouri Arts Council. For more information, visit www.ExperienceOpera.org.