An impossible task, it would seem to be, choosing symphonic soundtracks and creating a concert representing the breadth of movie music. It may be stating the obvious, but a good place to start is with “THE GOAT,” John Williams.
Mozart
Pittsburgh Opera Launches New Season with Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”
By George B. Parous For the first time in nearly two years, Pittsburgh Opera returns to the Benedum Center this Saturday evening, November 6, for the first of four performances of Mozart’s phantasmagorical The Magic Flute. The company did a marvelous job with… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera’s “afterWARds” Opens at the CAPA
Mozart was in the air last night at the CAPA Theater, when Pittsburgh Opera presented the first of four performances of afterWARds, the composer’s monumental Idomeneo, “re-imagined” by David Paul. The overly-large and cumbersome work is an opera of the… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera’s “afterWARds” – (Mozart’s “Idomeneo” Reimagined) – to Feature New Resident Artist Terrence Chin-Loy
Mozart’s colossal Idomeneo, first heard on January 29, 1781 in Munich, is an opera with a history of “re-visitations” stretching back to the days of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari and Richard Strauss. This Saturday night, January 26, Pittsburgh Opera will present the… Read More ›
Undercroft Opera Sinks Its Teeth into Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.”
Last night Undercroft Opera presented the first of this weekend’s productions of its unique twist on Mozart’s classic opera, Don Giovanni. Fortunately, Mozart’s music remains – but Lorenzo Da Ponte’s libretto, which tells the tale of the ruthlessly womanizing Don… Read More ›