Please note: Several companies have not yet announced their full 2023 season performances, so please check back for updates. In addition to their performances listed here, the Pittsburgh has other offerings and activities in the Cultural District, please visit https://trustarts.org… Read More ›
Please note: Several companies have not yet announced their full 2023 season performances, so please check back for updates. In addition to their performances listed here, the Pittsburgh has other offerings and activities in the Cultural District, please visit https://trustarts.org… Read More ›
Robin McGee’s performance is nothing short of stunning. She does not play Fannie; she becomes Fannie. By Jessica Neu Historical narratives surrounding African American injustice and equality are commonly told across environments. Tales of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr.,… Read More ›
At a time of year when we officially pay tribute to the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it is fitting that we in Pittsburgh also can join in a celebration of another civil rights leader, courtesy… Read More ›
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 ›
By SHARON EBERSON The wait is over, and it was worth it. August Wilson: A Writer’s Landscape is every bit the legacy exhibition that the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and his hometown deserves and that the building that bears his name… Read More ›
Gordon Hawkins, Versatile Baritone, Speaks of His Role & Career By George B. Parous Pittsburgh Opera will wrap its successful 2021-22 season with the first local performances of Blue, with music by Jeanine Tesori, and a libretto by Tazewell Thompson…. Read More ›
After managing to provide live performances to small audiences (with free live streams to larger ones) during the difficult days of the pandemic, Pittsburgh Opera has announced more ambitious plans for its upcoming 83rd season. The proposed season comes… Read More ›
As is customary once its current season is at the midway point, Pittsburgh Opera has made public details on the works to be presented during the next season – the company’s 82nd. The list shows that the company remains committed… Read More ›
