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Patricia Racette, who has a recent history of performing in and directing productions with the company, will begin as its ...

FILE - Patricia Racette, appears at the San Francisco Opera House in San Francisco on June 7, 2006. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File) Soprano Patricia Racette will become artistic director of the Opera ...

Patricia Racette is a world-renowned soprano who has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House and more.

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.

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.

FILE - Patricia Racette, appears at the San Francisco Opera House in San Francisco on June 7, 2006. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File) (AP) — Soprano Patricia Racette will become artistic director of ...