Pittsburgh Opera’s production of Il Trovatore, music by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, continues at the Benedum Center March 28, 31 and April 2. (Images: David Bachman Photography for Pittsburgh Opera) Melodious Old Standard Wows Big Audience for the… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
Four New Resident Artists Will Debut in the Production, Opening Saturday, Sept. 17 By George B. Parous Beginning Saturday night, September 17, at the Benedum, and running the usual four performances, Pittsburgh Opera will provide the rare opportunity of hearing… Read More ›
The Pittsburgh Festival Opera entered the last weekend of the 2022 season with the first of this season’s two Leslie Fleischner Young Artist Program Showcase Concerts at the New Hazlett Theater on Friday Evening. PFO Artistic Director Marianne Cornetti opened the evening… Read More ›
The PFO returns with a 12 day-long festival with in-person performances, celebrating the legendary voices of today and tomorrow. “After two and a half years of a pandemic, I am excited to present our summer festival in person!” says Marianne… Read More ›
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, PFO returns to in-person performances, celebrating the legendary voices of today and tomorrow. “After two and a half years of a pandemic, I am excited to present our summer festival in… Read More ›
Before the curtain went up on Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel & Gretel last night, Christopher Hahn, General Director of Pittsburgh Opera, walked to a corner of the stage and with dignified solemnity announced that the orchestra would play the famous “Chorus… Read More ›
Soprano Ashley Fabian, the second-year Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist, will be one of the promising features in the company’s upcoming production of Hansel & Gretel, German composer Engelbert Humperdinck’s musical treatment of the beloved fairy tale, first heard at the… Read More ›