The Stifel Theatre is a civic performing arts building located in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded as the "Kiel Opera House", opened in 1934 as a part of the "Municipal Auditorium and Opera House". The theatre operated until 1991, when it and the adjacent Kiel Auditorium were closed so the auditorium could be demolished and replaced by the Kiel Center, no…
The Stifel Theatre is a civic performing arts building located in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded as the "Kiel Opera House", opened in 1934 as a part of the "Municipal Auditorium and Opera House". The theatre operated until 1991, when it and the adjacent Kiel Auditorium were closed so the auditorium could be demolished and replaced by the Kiel Center, now known as Enterprise Center. When the auditorium was slated for demolition, the local consortium who owned the St. Louis Blues, Kiel Center's main tenant, promised to rehabilitate the opera house as well. Neither that group nor the Bill Laurie family who bought the Blues in 1998, however, renovated the building, instead claiming that they had fulfilled their financial obligations.
Location: Downtown West
Owner: SLB Acquisition Holdings
Capacity: 3,100
Opened: April 21, 1934
Architect: LaBeaume & Klein
Former names: Municipal Opera House (1934–1943) · Kiel Opera House (1943–2010) · Peabody Opera House (2010–18)
Address: 1400 Market St · St. Louis, MO 63103-2609
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