Music For the Era of Truth Decay Runs Through March 3rd By George B. Parous In the year 2525, if man is still alive, if woman can survive, the human race may find that all operas sound and look like… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Opera Ready for the “In A Grove” World Premiere
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 ›
REVIEW: Pittsburgh Opera’s “The Rose Elf”
Pittsburgh Opera’s The Rose Elf Wraps Successfully By George B.Parous Pittsburgh Opera finished the four-performance run of David Hertzberg‘s The Rose Elf with this afternoon’s matinee. Although the seating capacity of the George R. White Studio, in the renamed Bitz… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera Announces Plans For 83rd Season
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 ›
“Semele” at Pittsburgh Opera a Colorful Close to Company’s Commendable Season
Pittsburgh Opera is wrapping its season with an innovative spin on Handel’s Semele, a company first in more ways than one. The work, variously described as a musical drama, “after the manner of an oratorio,” and eventually an opera, was… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera Closes Unique 2020-21 Season With Handel’s “Semele”
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 ›
“Charlie Parker’s Yardbird” Flies on the Wings of Song at Pittsburgh Opera
Pittsburgh Opera gave the second of six sold-out performances of Daniel Schnyder’s Charlie Parker’s Yardbird last night, as the company continues to bring a live theater experience to as many people as possible in these seemingly endless pandemic days. Safety… Read More ›
Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” a Season Opener for Pittsburgh Opera – and the History Kindles
Since October 17, Pittsburgh Opera has managed to give six live performances of Mozart’s Così fan tutte, in a condensed version “updated” to the period of the last global pandemic of 1918-19. The production couldn’t be on the scale of… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera – “The Last American Hammer”
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 ›
Conductor Glenn Lewis on Pittsburgh Opera’s “The Last American Hammer”
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 ›