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Review: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Syncs With Feature Film This Weekend
Howard Shore’s Brilliant Score Given Remarkable Interpretation Before Capacity Audience By GEORGE B PAROUS Live-to-film symphony concerts are a unique and exacting fusion of the cinematic and musical art forms – and the literary as well, for J. R. R…. Read More ›
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Review: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra – Bronfman Plays Beethoven
Bronfman Plays Beethoven By GEORGE B. PAROUS As is usually the case during the remnants of a Friday evening rush hour, traffic conditions in the immediate vicinity of Heinz Hall yesterday were exceptionally trying, but the theater was comfortably filled… Read More ›
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Review: Resonance Works Presents Powerful Production of Donizetti’s ‘Anna Bolena’
Dynamic Cast and Orchestra Wraps 12th Season With Another Win This Weekend By George B. Parous I had the pleasure last evening of being on hand at the Charity Randall Theater for the final, full dress rehearsal of Resonance Works’… Read More ›
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Review: Pittsburgh Opera Premieres ‘Woman With Eyes Closed’
Season Closes with 1st Performances of Jennifer Higdon & Jerre Dye’s Take on a Real-life Art Heist, with three Alternate Endings By GEORGE B. PAROUS Saturday evening, the crowd that filled Pittsburgh Opera’s Bitz Studio in the Strip heard the… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Opera’s newest world premiere, ‘Woman With Eyes Closed,’ has three different endings!
Season Finale Opens Saturday Under ‘Veil of Mystery‘ And it doesn’t matter which of the three endings we see and hear – we’ll never tell. But we can always count on Chris Cox, Director of Marketing and Communications for Pittsburgh… Read More ›
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‘Madama Butterfly’ Opens at Pittsburgh Opera
Huge Crowd on Hand for First Night of “Virtual Reality” Take on Puccini Classic By George B. Parous Whether it was a love of Puccini’s music, curiosity about the new production, or both, something drew the biggest opening night audience… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Opera’s “Madama Butterfly” Opens Saturday Night
Melanie Bacaling, Stage Director, Discusses Production Saturday evening, March 22, Pittsburgh Opera will give this season’s first performance of Puccini’s classic Madama Butterfly. In this new production, the story is moved to a realm “where reality and dreams intersect.” Chris… Read More ›
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Resonance Works – ‘Dwell Together’
Ensemble is Presenting a Powerfully Musical Weekend By George B. Parous As is always the case with a Resonance Works concert, a program well thought out and then some is being presented by them this weekend. Last night’s performance, at… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Opera Announces its 2025-2026 Line-Up
Company’s 87th Season Will Be an Eclectic Array of Works and Venues It’s never too early to plan operas on the horizon, and Pittsburgh Opera today announced its offerings for the 2025-26 line-up, the company’s 87th season. Five works will… Read More ›
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PSO BNY Classics – Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony
Simon’s “Four Black American Dances” Make A Powerful Impression By George B. Parous Valentine’s Day, the program, the guest soloist, the conductor, or any combination of the four brought a good-sized crowd to Heinz Hall last evening to hear the… Read More ›
