Skinker DeBaliviere in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Christine Brewer

Born October 26, 1955

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018

1. Christine Brewer Marker

Inscription. Soprano Christine Brewer began her career singing in the choruses of the St. Louis Symphony and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. After winning the Metropolitan Opera auditions and the Richard Tucker Award in 1989, Brewer performed with top symphonies and operas around the world, including debuts with the Royal Opera in 1993 and Metropolitan Opera in 2003. A preeminent interpreter of Wagner and Strauss, Brewer showed her versatility with a 2006 Grammy Award for "Songs of Innocence and Experience," a recording of contemporary material. A meticulous yet down-to-earth artist blessed with a golden voice, Christine Brewer was named one of the greatest sopranos of all time by BBC Music Magazine in 2007.

Erected 2015 by St. Louis Walk of Fame.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the Grammy Award Winners, and the Missouri, St. Louis Walk of Fame series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is October 26, 1955.

Location. 38° 39.306′ N, 90° 17.84′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Skinker DeBaliviere. It is on Delmar

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Boulevard west of Rosedale Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6136 Delmar Blvd, Saint Louis MO 63112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rita Levi-Montalcini (here, next to this marker); Rocco Landesman (here, next to this marker); Frankie Muse Freeman (a few steps from this marker); Thomas Hart Benton (a few steps from this marker); Lee Falk (within shouting distance of this marker); Tim McCarver (within shouting distance of this marker); Judy Rankin (within shouting distance of this marker); Movies and Music in the Delmar Loop (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map

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Also see . . . Christine Brewer - Somewhere Over the Rainbow (YouTube.com, 6.5 minutes). (Submitted on October 17, 2018.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 26 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 13, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.