[Contains spoilers about the end of the show] Saturday evening, October 18th , Pittsburgh Opera will open this season with Puccini’s La Bohème, one of the most beloved and frequently performed operas in the world . Chris Cox, Director of… Read More ›
Season Finale Opens Saturday Under ‘Veil of Mystery‘ And it doesn’t matter which of the three endings we see and hear – we’ll never tell. But we can always count on Chris Cox, Director of Marketing and Communications for Pittsburgh… Read More ›
Melanie Bacaling, Stage Director, Discusses Production Saturday evening, March 22, Pittsburgh Opera will give this season’s first performance of Puccini’s classic Madama Butterfly. In this new production, the story is moved to a realm “where reality and dreams intersect.” Chris… Read More ›
Company Will Mount New Production With Lauryn Davis Singing the Title Role This Saturday, January 25, at the CAPA Theater, Pittsburgh Opera will present the first local performance of Joseph Haydn’s best known work, Armida. Even the composer considered it… 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 ›
New Resident Artist Speaks of Upcoming Season Opener – and Himself Saturday, October 5, 2024, marks the season opener of Pittsburgh Opera, with Puccini’s ever-popular, always exciting Tosca. Baritone Erik Nordstrom, who will sing the pivotal role of Angelotti in… Read More ›
“In 1943, the National Negro Opera Company is set to perform on a floating barge to evade racially-segregated venues,” the opera’s program notes tell us. “But when bad weather threatens—pushing the performance to a segregated performance hall—visionary impresaria Mary Cardwell… Read More ›
Resident Artist Tenor Speaks of Upcoming Production Next Saturday, February 17, 2024, marks the first production by Pittsburgh Opera of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s Proving Up, a work which has been called “Harrowing…powerful… a true opera of our time”… Read More ›
Company Shares Exclusive Interview with Soprano Emily Richter, Who Will Appear in the Title Role Soprano Emily Richter, who will sing the title role in Pittsburgh Opera’s production of Iphigénie en Tauride beginning this Saturday evening, January 20, took the time recently to give an… Read More ›
Tenor to Make His Local Debut Singing ‘Erik’ in Upcoming “The Flying Dutchman” Performances Tenor Bryan Register, who will sing the role of Erik in Pittsburgh Opera’s production of Der fliegende Holländer, beginning this Saturday evening, November 11, took the… Read More ›
