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• Review: The Pittsburgh Savoyards Present “The Pirates of Penzance”

  By George B Parous on March 26, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Gilbert & Sullivan Classic Gets a Truly Grand Opening By George B. Parous With a stage full of talent, and a good sized, well rehearsed orchestra below, The Pittsburgh Savoyards last night gave the opening performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s… Read More ›

• Pittsburgh Opera – Twice Cancelled “Carmen” is Finally a “Go”

  By George B Parous on March 20, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Resident Artists Véronique Filloux and Jeremy Harr Reflect on the Production and Their Time with the Company By George B. Parous Carmen, the perennial favorite; Carmen, the Georges Bizet masterpiece that keeps French opera on the boards as few others… Read More ›

• Review: Chatham Baroque Charms in Weekend Concert Series

  By George B Parous on February 28, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Les Nations – Music from the Time of Louis XIV and XV By George B. Parous Over the weekend, Chatham Baroque charmed three audiences with a program featuring the works of 18th-century French composers, opening Friday night at Westminster Presbyterian… Read More ›

• “In a Grove” Premieres at Pittsburgh Opera

  By George B Parous on February 21, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Music For the Era of Truth Decay Runs Through March 3rd By George B. Parous In the year 2525, if man is still alive, if woman can survive, the human race may find that all operas sound and look like… Read More ›

• Pittsburgh Opera Ready for the “In A Grove” World Premiere

  By George B Parous on February 16, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Baritone Yazid Gray Shares Some Thoughts on What to Expect By George B. Parous Pittsburgh Opera will present the world premiere of In A Grove this Saturday evening, February 19, with five repetitions running through March 3. The one act work, with music… Read More ›

• Pittsburgh Opera Announces 84th Season

  By George B Parous on February 9, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Chris Cox, Company’s Director of Marketing and Communications, Shares Line-Up and a Few Words By George B. Parous Pittsburgh Opera today announced their plans for the company’s 84th season, with the list of works to be done encompassing the Baroque,… Read More ›

• REVIEW: Pittsburgh Opera’s “The Rose Elf”

  By George B Parous on January 30, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Pittsburgh Opera’s The Rose Elf Wraps Successfully By George B.Parous Pittsburgh Opera finished the four-performance run of David Hertzberg‘s The Rose Elf with this afternoon’s matinee. Although the seating capacity of the George R. White Studio, in the renamed Bitz… Read More ›

• Pittsburgh Opera Opens “The Rose Elf” Next Saturday, January 22

  By George B Parous on January 16, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Madeline Ehlinger, Soprano in the Title Role, Shares Some Thoughts on the Production By George B. Parous The Rose Elf, is a one act chamber opera with music and libretto by David Hertzberg, which premiered in the catacombs of a Brooklyn… Read More ›

• Arthur Haas Gives a Stellar Performance of Bach’s “Goldberg Variations” for Chatham Baroque

  By George B Parous on October 11, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Reviewed by George B. Parous Saturday night, at the Calvary Episcopal Church in Shadyside, one man, playing a single instrument, held a large crowd mesmerized for the better part of ninety minutes. When he had finished, Arthur Haas, the gifted musician,… Read More ›

• The Pittsburgh Savoyards Present “Princess Ida”

  By George B Parous on October 9, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Reviewed by George B. Parous The Pittsburgh Savoyards became the latest local troupe to return live theater to audiences last night, when the first performance of their current production of Princess Ida entertained a fair-sized crowd at the Carnegie Music Hall in Carnegie…. Read More ›