Grand Performances by Singers, Orchestra, Chorus, Acrobats and More By GEORGE B PAROUS A good-sized crowd was on hand at the Benedum last night, when Pittsburgh Opera gave the first performance of their Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci double-header production. Both… Read More ›
An Interview with Caitlin Gotimer Who Returns as Nedda in Pagliacci Those who remember her dynamic performances as a Resident Artist with Pittsburgh Opera will be more than pleased to look forward to Cailin Gotimer’s return as Nedda in the… Read More ›
86th Season Slightly Curtailed But Attractive Pittsburgh Opera today announced the lineup for their upcoming 2024-25 season, one that differs in some respects from recent offerings, but one that includes four tried and trues – one of which is a… Read More ›
The Last American Hammer (with music by Peter Hilliard and libretto by Matt Boresi) entertained a crowd about as large as the George R. White Opera Studio could accommodate last night, and the one-act mix of drama and satire… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera’s “Second Stage Production,” always a sure sign that spring is around the corner, and this year Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi’s The Last American Hammer, will have its first performance Saturday evening, February 22, at the company’s Strip… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera presented Handel’s Alcina for the first time in its history Saturday night, with a strong cast and Antony Walker conducting the orchestra – an excellent group of musicians exquisitely augmented by period instruments in the highly skilled hands… Read More ›
Next up at Pittsburgh Opera is George Frideric Handel’s Alcina – a baroque work that, while centuries old, is anything but “time honored.” The opera (“Alcheenah” to American speaking ears) was premiered at London’s Covent Garden in 1735, revived for… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera gave the first local performance of Tom Cipullo’s Glory Denied last evening, and about as many people as could fit into the company’s George R. White Studio were taken on a fast-paced and gut-wrenchingly taunt roller coaster ride… Read More ›
For its second and last Resident Artist production of the winter, Pittsburgh Opera will present the local premiere of Tom Cipullo’s Glory Denied, beginning Saturday, February 23, at the company’s headquarters in the Strip District. The opera is based on… Read More ›
Mozart was in the air last night at the CAPA Theater, when Pittsburgh Opera presented the first of four performances of afterWARds, the composer’s monumental Idomeneo, “re-imagined” by David Paul. The overly-large and cumbersome work is an opera of the… Read More ›
