Powerful Contemporary Opera Centers American Immigrant Experience Friday and Sunday, October 14 and 16, 2022 Resonance Works’ tenth anniversary season opens with a poignant contemporary American opera this October. Celebrated creator Cerise Lim Jacobs and composer Jorge Sosa produced I… Read More ›
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Resonance Works selects first Executive Director, returns to the stage for its ninth season: Bridging Time, Space, and Tradition
Longendyke, a “steward” of Resonance Works’ mission Resonance Works, Pittsburgh’s artist-driven, multi-modal performing arts company, announced its 2021–22 season, Bridging Time, Space, and Tradition, and the appointment of Dr. Clare Longendyke as the organization’s first Executive Director. Longendyke, joins Resonance… Read More ›
“Amahl”‘s Message Magnified by Resonance Works
A child’s eyes reflect wonder and faith sometimes blurred by adult perception. Likewise, some holiday classics deserve a new angle. Resonance Works Pittsburgh under Maria Sensi Sellner has performed annually since 2014 and now moves the beloved one-act opera into… Read More ›
On the Town
America’s musical legacy is celebrated in an effervescent On the Town, bubbling over in honor of the centenary of composer Leonard Bernstein and the opening of the sixth season for Resonance Works. It’s a joyful tribute to New York, New… Read More ›
Resonance Works to Present the Pittsburgh Premiere of Dvořák’s “Rusalka”
Next weekend Resonance Works will provide the ultra-rare opportunity of hearing Antonín Dvořák’s Rusalka – an enchanting opera not only new to Pittsburgh, but to be sung in its original Czech language (with English supertitles). To date, only the opera’s… Read More ›
Amahl and the Night Visitors
“What brings you joy?” asks Resonance Works | Pittsburgh board of directors president Rob Frankenberry. There is certainly joy in listening to live classical music. There is joy in the artistry of skilled musicians. There is joy in the unadorned… Read More ›
Corset Up and Remember to Breathe
Corsets on stage: Sometimes we see them, sometimes we don’t. Corsets have certainly made a comeback since designer Coco Chanel knocked them out of daily wear for early 20th century women. However, actors and singers often find themselves wearing corsets… Read More ›
Resonance Works Presents Verdi’s “Falstaff.”
Resonance Works, collaborating with the University of Pittsburgh Department of Theater Arts, gave the first of two performances of Giuseppe Verdi’s final opera, Falstaff, last night, at the Charity Randall Theater in Oakland. The ambitious project offers an opportunity to… Read More ›
