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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Wraps 2022-23 Season
Brilliant Finale to ‘Summer Shorts’ Series Offered Splendid Program By GEORGE B. PAROUS The last of the three PSO @ THE O’REILLY SUMMER SHORTS concerts played to a large audience last night, and when the final roars of approval died… Read More ›
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Second PSO ‘Summer Shorts Concert @ The O’Reilly’
Large Audience Fills Theater to Hear Jacob Joyce Conduct Orchestra in an Entertaining Program By GEORGE. B. PAROUS The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra gave the second of three “PSO @ The O’Reilly Summer Shorts” last evening, and an audience even larger… Read More ›
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PSO Launches ‘Summer Shorts’ at the O’Reilly Series
Moon Doh Conducts a Midsummer Night’s Symphony By George B. Parous While Heinz Hall gets a summer facelift, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has moved across the street to the O’Reilly Theater, for a short series of Summer with the Symphony… Read More ›
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Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Give Second Performance of a Brilliant Program
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Dancers Make Ravel’s “Boléro” More Thrilling Than Usual By George B. Parous Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra gave one of their most memorable performances last evening, and a throng was gathered at Heinz Hall to… Read More ›
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Kamratōn Wraps 8th Season With ‘on waiting’
Brittany J. Green, ‘Composer of the Year,’ On-Hand Guest Artist By George B. Parous Kamratōn, the self-described “non-profit chamber music organization dedicated to women in new music, the arts, and in business,” gave an interesting program last evening, closing their… Read More ›
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Pablo Heras-Casado and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Welcome ‘The Rite of Spring’
Pianist Alice Sara Ott the Bright Particular ‘Star’ in Springtime Sky in Grieg A Minor Concerto By George B. Parous Vibrant, romantic, shocking – the program of this weekend’s Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts warn us – “A primal, riot-inducing masterpiece”… Read More ›
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Verdi’s ‘Macbeth’ Another Triumph for Resonance Works
Maria Sensi Sellner’s Orchestra and Powerhouse Vocalists Revisit Ensemble’s Initial Production with Magical Results By George B. Parous Resonance Works is capping its season finale with a dynamic and brilliant celebratory production of Giuseppe Verdi’s 1847 opera, Macbeth, the first… Read More ›
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‘We Shall Not Be Moved,’ Pittsburgh Opera’s Season Finale, A Decided Winner
Entire Cast & Bulk of Production Crew in Pittsburgh Opera Debuts, Deliver Powerful Drama Set to Riveting Music By George B. Parous First things first – try to get tickets to Pittsburgh Opera’s We Shall Not Be Moved while they’re… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Opera to Wrap Season with ‘We Shall Not Be Moved’
Kirstin Chávez, Mezzo-Soprano, Speaks of the Production, Her Character and a Bit About Herself Once again, we’ve been lucky to receive a transcript of an interview between Chris Cox, Director of Marketing and Communications for Pittsburgh Opera, and Kirstin Chávez,… Read More ›
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‘Denis & Katya’ Opens at Pittsburgh Opera’s Bitz Opera Factory
Stark Subject, a Disturbing Look at Internet Voyeurism in Our Digital Society By George B. Parous Denis & Katya is a chamber opera with a cast of two singers and two titular characters – but this one-act drama is by… Read More ›
