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Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist Daniel O’Hearn on Local Premiere of ‘Ariodante’
Young Tenor Will Make 2nd Appearance of the Season in the Company’s Production of the Handёl Work By George B. Parous Next Saturday evening, January 21, Pittsburgh Opera will present the company premiere of Handёl’s Ariodante, a Baroque era opera… Read More ›
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Kamratōn (Women In New Music) Opens Eighth Season
Very Contemporary Chamber Music Brought a Distinct Beat to Friends House By George B. Parous The unique, decidedly contemporary group of “Women in New Music,” launched their eighth season Friday night (Jan. 6) in a comfortable room at the Friends… Read More ›
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Chatham Baroque Offers Holiday Cheer on a Cold Night
The Art of the Trio Holiday Edition By George B. Parous Chatham Baroque this weekend gave a series of three concerts which combined two of their annual traditions – the “Art of the Trio” and the “Holiday” concerts, offered in… Read More ›
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Resonance Works Revives ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ at the New Hazlett
Seasonal Offering Preceded by a Powerful Performance of ‘The Ballad of the Brown King’ By George B. Parous Amahl and the Night Visitors, the “children’s” opera in one act by Gian Carlo Menotti, with both music and libretto by the… Read More ›
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Handel’s ‘Messiah’ Thrills a Massive PSO Audience
Seating Capacity of Heinz Hall is Tested – Performance a Fine One By George B. Parous The Heinz Hall box-office sang its own version of the “Hallelujah Chorus” last night, after Handel’s timeless oratorio, The Messiah, drew a colossal crowd… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra – Mozart’s Mysterious ‘Great Mass’ and More
Schumann Concerto and Modified Mozart Received with Thunderous Ovations By George B. Parous The “Great Mass” of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Große Messe in c-Moll, K. 427/417a, if you will, or, Great Mass in C minor, K. 427/417a, if you won’t)… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Opera Breathes New Life Into Mozart’s ‘Marriage of Figaro’
Outstanding Cast of Vocalists Gives Old Standard New Appeal Reviewed by George B. Parous First things first. If you’ve seen The Marriage of Figaro once, or a dozen times, there’s a chance you might not have heard Mozart’s music sung by… Read More ›
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‘I am a Dreamer Who No Longer Dreams’
Resonance Works Opens 10th Season with Poignant Pittsburgh Premiere By George B. Parous Resonance Works launched a milestone 10th season last night, with the second staging of Jorge Sosa and Cerise Lim Jacobs’ I am a Dreamer Who No Longer… Read More ›
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Quantum Theatre’s ‘Idaspe’ Premiere at the Byham
First Night Audience Roars Approval of Baroque Era Revival By George B. Parous Quantum Theatre has a long history of turning out unusual works – often at unusual venues – but last night the comfy Byham Theater was the stage… Read More ›
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Resonance Works Presents the Pittsburgh Premiere of New American Opera, ‘I Am a Dreamer Who No Longer Dreams’
Powerful Contemporary Opera Centers American Immigrant Experience Friday and Sunday, October 14 and 16, 2022 Resonance Works’ tenth anniversary season opens with a poignant contemporary American opera this October. Celebrated creator Cerise Lim Jacobs and composer Jorge Sosa produced I… Read More ›
