By GUILHERME MELETTI YAZBEK Upon entering the New Hazlett Theater for Resonance Works’ production of Roméo et Juliette, one is struck by how little there is to see. Four simple platforms covered in a black-and-white diamond pattern occupy the thrust stage, while the chamber… Read More ›
Resonance Works concludes its 13th season with Roméo & Juliette, Charles Gounod’s operatic retelling of Shakespeare’s tale of star-crossed lovers and the devastating cost of hatred, performed in Pittsburgh for the first time in 20 years. Performances take place on Friday, June… Read More ›
Dynamic Cast and Orchestra Wraps 12th Season With Another Win This Weekend By George B. Parous I had the pleasure last evening of being on hand at the Charity Randall Theater for the final, full dress rehearsal of Resonance Works’… Read More ›
This operatic tragedy, based on the historical events surrounding Anne Boleyn’s trial and execution of, takes the stage in Pittsburgh for the first time in 25 years. A gem of the bel canto repertoire, Anna Bolena explores the psychological depth and intertwining… Read More ›
Ensemble is Presenting a Powerfully Musical Weekend By George B. Parous As is always the case with a Resonance Works concert, a program well thought out and then some is being presented by them this weekend. Last night’s performance, at… Read More ›
Featuring the Pittsburgh premiere of Joel Thompson’s Seven Last Words of the Unarmed alongside works by Julia Perry, Leonard Bernstein, Rosephanye Powell, and more. Resonance Works announced two concert performances entitled Dwell Together on Friday, March 7, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Oakland,… Read More ›
Melodious, Family-Friendly Phantasmagoria Charms Large Audience By GEORGE B. PAROUS Resonance Works gave the first of two performances of Rachel Portman’s charming The Little Prince last evening, and a full house (or nearly so) at the Carnegie Music Hall, in… Read More ›
Ensemble’s Performance of Operatic Rarity May Be Their Best to Date By GEORGE B. PAROUS This weekend Resonance Works gave two performances of Gioachino Rossini’s romantic rarity, La donna del lago at the Charity Randall Theatre in Oakland. If it… Read More ›
Enthusiastically Received at Trinity Cathedral Last Night; Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church for Sunday Matinee By George B. Parous “The Lamps may be different, but the Light is the same.” This Love Between Us, the characteristically unique concert Resonance Works is… Read More ›
Pittsburgh premiere by Reena Esmail melds Hindustani and Western classical music. Resonance Works kicks off 2024 with This Love Between Us, a choral-orchestral concert featuring Bach’s sparkling Magnificat, the Pittsburgh premiere of This Love Between Us: Prayers for Unity by Reena Esmail, and Breaking Bread for… Read More ›
