Dramady with Operatic Interludes Opens at the Byham By George B. Parous The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson, as is widely known by now, is a play rather than an opera. There certainly is piano-accompanied singing, but about two thirds… Read More ›
Jazmine Olwalia
Review: Pittsburgh Opera Adds ‘Proving Up’ to its List of Season’s Successes
By GEORGE B. PAROUS Last evening Pittsburgh Opera continued their season with the first night of Missy Mazzoli’s chamber opera, Proving Up. With a libretto by Royce Vavrek, adapted from a short story by Karen Russell, the 2018 opera has… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera’s Production of ‘Iphigénie en Tauride’ Continues its Run
Two More Performances of Classic Rarity Remain to Be Given at the CAPA By GEORGE B. PAROUS Pittsburgh Opera is currently giving its production of Christoph Willibald Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride, a work first heard at the Paris Opéra on… Read More ›
‘Denis & Katya’ Opens at Pittsburgh Opera’s Bitz Opera Factory
Stark Subject, a Disturbing Look at Internet Voyeurism in Our Digital Society By George B. Parous Denis & Katya is a chamber opera with a cast of two singers and two titular characters – but this one-act drama is by… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera Winding Up Season with First of Two Contemporary Works in May
Philip Venables and Ted Huffman’s ‘Denis & Katya’ Opens with Brandon Bell and Jazmine Olwalia Saturday, May 6th Pittsburgh Opera is ending its 2022-23 season with two back-to-back contemporary operas in May, with Denis & Katya being the first up… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera Announces Plans for 85th Season
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 ›
Pittsburgh Opera Opens a Brilliant ‘Ariodante’ at the CAPA
Soprano Emily Richter All But Steals the Show From a Stage Bursting With Talent By George B. Parous Pittsburgh Opera continued the roll it’s been on this season with the company’s premiere of George Frideric Handel’s classic Ariodante last evening…. Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera Breathes New Life Into Mozart’s ‘Marriage of Figaro’
Outstanding Cast of Vocalists Gives Old Standard New Appeal Reviewed by George B. Parous First things first. If you’ve seen The Marriage of Figaro once, or a dozen times, there’s a chance you might not have heard Mozart’s music sung by… Read More ›
Next Up at Pittsburgh Opera – Mozart’s Perennial ‘The Marriage of Figaro’
Soprano Nicole Cabell Returns as the Countess – Performances begin November 5th, 2022 at the Benedum By George B. Parous For the second production of its season, Pittsburgh Opera is offering Mozart’s timeless favorite, The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera’s ‘Rusalka’ Opens 84th Season in Grand Style
Antony Walker and Sara Gartland the Brightest Stars in a Brilliant Cast By George B. Parous Pittsburgh Opera opened its 84th season Saturday evening, with a truly grand performance of Antonín Dvořák’s Rusalka. The libretto, by Jaroslav Kvapil, is said… Read More ›