Pittsburgh Opera, shortly after announcing that its Education and Outreach programs have earned the company a prestigious spot as a finalist in the 2019 International Opera Awards, has released details as to repertory and production information for its upcoming 2019-2020… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Opera’s “afterWARds” Opens at the CAPA
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 ›
Pittsburgh Opera’s “afterWARds” – (Mozart’s “Idomeneo” Reimagined) – to Feature New Resident Artist Terrence Chin-Loy
Mozart’s colossal Idomeneo, first heard on January 29, 1781 in Munich, is an opera with a history of “re-visitations” stretching back to the days of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari and Richard Strauss. This Saturday night, January 26, Pittsburgh Opera will present the… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera Announces 80th Season’s Line-Up
For its 2018-’19 season – the company’s 80th – Pittsburgh Opera will offer a variety of productions sure to meet with just about any music lover’s taste. The four Benedum Center stagings will be of tried and true classics, while… Read More ›
The Long Walk
A fair sized and attentive audience witnessed the second performance of Jeremy Howard Beck’s The Long Walk last night at the CAPA Theater. Considering the intensity of the subject matter and music, each of the two acts runs a few… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera’s Benjamin Taylor Takes “The Long Walk”
For the third offering of its current season, Pittsburgh Opera will present another local premiere of a contemporary work, The Long Walk, beginning Saturday evening, January 20, at the CAPA Theater. With music by composer Jeremy Howard Beck and a… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera – 79th Season Preview
Pittsburgh Opera has chosen for its 79th season an interesting combination of works – a 50/50 split between the old, tried and true, and the new, including a second world premiere in as many seasons. The festivities begin with a… Read More ›
Richard the Lionheart (“Riccardo primo, re d’Inghilterra”)
Pittsburgh Opera’s Resident Artist Program unveiled its first production of the season last night at the CAPA Theater – Georg Frideric Händel’s largely neglected Richard the Lionheart. Händel composed the music to an Italian language libretto by Paolo Antonio Rolli,… Read More ›
Artist Spotlight: Leah de Gruyl as “Richard the Lionheart”
With each passing year, Pittsburgh Opera’s Resident Artist Program productions seem to maintain or excel the high standards of those of the past. At first glance, this season’s offerings give every reason to look forward to them with keen anticipation. First… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera’s 78th Season Opens October 8 with Verdi’s “La Traviata”
To open its 78th season, Pittsburgh Opera will present the first of four performances of Verdi’s tuneful warhorse, La Traviata, on October 8, at 8:00 p.m. at the Benedum. The work is well known locally, having opened the 2004 and… Read More ›