Soprano Patricia Racette will become artistic director of the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, filling a key management position of a company she has been associated with since her debut there in 1993.

Patricia Racette takes on artistic director role at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, succeeding James Robinson; exciting new chapter begins October 1.

Racette’s voice is definitely deeper and richer than Piaf’s, and her prolific vibrato added a certain operatic quality to the cabaret genre. Her effortless delivery felt fast, fun and exuberant.