Last night was an auspicious collection of “firsts” – Pittsburgh Festival Opera presented its first performance of the summer under their re-branded company name, and the opera chosen for the occasion was the world premiere of the much anticipated A… Read More ›
A Gathering of Sons
PITR’s Top 5 Picks for Summer 2017
Let’s dive right into our Top 5 shows we’re looking forward to this summer! #5 – An Act of God – Pittsburgh Public Theater: A relatively new play, premiering on Broadway in 2015, An Act of God is a one-act comedy that originally started… Read More ›
Summer Preview 2017
A Letter from the Editor, I would like to wish a happy unofficial start of summer to our marvelous readers! Because of you, we made it through another year here at Pittsburgh in the Round! As a special treat, we’ve… Read More ›
Everything Old is New Again – Pittsburgh Festival Opera Coming Soon!
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the ambitious Opera Theater of Pittsburgh has rebranded as “Pittsburgh Festival Opera,” and will continue to offer musical innovations and rarities that have been steadily growing in quality over the past few summers. This summer’s… Read More ›
Music that Matters – A Gathering of Sons, Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s World Premiere
Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s 40th season will launch with an extraordinary opener as the company presents the world premiere of its commissioned jazz opera A Gathering of Sons. The world premiere is a new social justice opera composed by Dwayne Fulton… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Festival Opera Raises Community Voices in Upcoming Production
During a community workshop for what will become the jazz opera A Gathering of Sons, baritone Miles Wilson-Toliver is playing the part of Victor, a young black man who is about to be shot and killed by a white police… Read More ›