Pittsburgh Opera’s Revival of Verdi Classic Their 1st This Century By George B. Parous Starting Saturday evening, March 25, Pittsburgh Opera will present Il Trovatore (The Troubadour), Giuseppe Verdi’s tuneful classic, for the first time in the twenty-first century. The… Read More ›
Eclectic Mix of Old and New & Special Events February is the time of year when Pittsburgh Opera announces its plans for the upcoming season, and today is the day when they publish their official line-up. It’s early for complete… 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 ›
Resident Artists Véronique Filloux and Jeremy Harr Reflect on the Production and Their Time with the Company By George B. Parous Carmen, the perennial favorite; Carmen, the Georges Bizet masterpiece that keeps French opera on the boards as few others… Read More ›
Baritone Yazid Gray Shares Some Thoughts on What to Expect By George B. Parous Pittsburgh Opera will present the world premiere of In A Grove this Saturday evening, February 19, with five repetitions running through March 3. The one act work, with music… Read More ›
Chris Cox, Company’s Director of Marketing and Communications, Shares Line-Up and a Few Words By George B. Parous Pittsburgh Opera today announced their plans for the company’s 84th season, with the list of works to be done encompassing the Baroque,… Read More ›
Performances through January 30th Madeline Ehlinger, Soprano in the Title Role, Shares Some Thoughts on the Production By George B. Parous (previously posted) The Rose Elf, is a one act chamber opera with music and libretto by David Hertzberg, which premiered… Read More ›
Madeline Ehlinger, Soprano in the Title Role, Shares Some Thoughts on the Production By George B. Parous The Rose Elf, is a one act chamber opera with music and libretto by David Hertzberg, which premiered in the catacombs of a Brooklyn… Read More ›
By George B. Parous For the first time in nearly two years, Pittsburgh Opera returns to the Benedum Center this Saturday evening, November 6, for the first of four performances of Mozart’s phantasmagorical The Magic Flute. The company did a marvelous job with… Read More ›
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 ›