Colorful & Lively Production is Well Worth the Wait By George B. Parous Ever wonder why they call it “Grand Opera?” Never been, but waiting for one you’re guaranteed to enjoy? Try the twice delayed Carmen at Pittsburgh Opera. You’ve… Read More ›
Jeremy Harr
Pittsburgh Opera – Twice Cancelled “Carmen” is Finally a “Go”
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 ›
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 Opens “The Rose Elf”
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 ›
Pittsburgh Opera Opens “The Rose Elf” Next Saturday, January 22
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 ›
REVIEW: Pittsburgh Opera’s The Magic Flute
Pittsburgh Opera’s The Magic Flute a Colorful, Magical Delight By George B. Parous Last night, a good-sized audience at the Benedum heard a classic example of why Mozart’s melodious The Magic Flute has enjoyed enduring popularity since 1791. The production… 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 ›
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 ›