Offering professional opportunities for gifted, emerging artists. Located in St. Louis, MO. Union Avenue Opera offers affordable, professional opera in original languages. THE MISSION OF UNION AVENUE OPERA IS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIFTED, EMERGING ARTISTS AND TO OFFER VIBRANT AND AFFORDABLE OPERA EXPERIENCES IN ORIGINAL LANGUAGES TO AUDIENCES THAT REFLECT THE BREADTH AND DIVERSITY OF THE ST. LOUIS REGION. BELIEVING THAT THE ARTS ARE VITAL TO THE HEALTH AND REPUTATION OF A COMMUNITY, UNION AVENUE OPERA IS COMMITTED TO ITS URBAN SETTING, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, AND ARTISTIC INTEGRITY