Riveting Social Justice Opera Packs a Wallop By George B. Parous Pittsburgh Opera is ending its 2021-’22 season with performances of Blue, and the work received its local premiere Saturday night, April 23, at the August Wilson African American… Read More ›
Aaron Crouch
“Semele” at Pittsburgh Opera a Colorful Close to Company’s Commendable Season
Pittsburgh Opera is wrapping its season with an innovative spin on Handel’s Semele, a company first in more ways than one. The work, variously described as a musical drama, “after the manner of an oratorio,” and eventually an opera, was… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera Closes Unique 2020-21 Season With Handel’s “Semele”
Pittsburgh Opera Saturday evening gave the first of six performances of Handel’s Semele, a company first, and the baroque opera will bring to an end a season that’s been full of firsts, and has not much resembled the line-up… Read More ›
