By GUILHERME MELETTI YAZBEK The evening began before the curtain rose. In the darkened Benedum Center, only the orchestra pit was lit—and the reflected glow reached softly up to the theater’s ornate ceiling, as if the… Read More ›
Rigoletto
Must-See Pittsburgh: Call Board for October 8, 2026
Call Board for October 8, 2026:
With news about: Kathryn Spitz Cohan joins Arcade Comedy Theater, Little Lake’s Play in a Day at Canon Theatre, PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh in 2026, and this weekend: Mandy Gonzalez with the PSO Pops, PICT’s “Refugee Rhapsody,” and barebones’ “Ulster American.”
Preview: Maire Therese Carmack Comes Home to Pittsburgh in ‘Rigoletto’
For mezzo-soprano Maire Therese Carmack, a return to Pittsburgh is more than another stop on an increasingly impressive operatic journey. It is a return to one of the places where that journey began. A former Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist, Carmack left… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera Announces 2026/2027 Season: General Director Christopher Hahn Previews the Program Before Retirement
By MINGSI MA On April 2, Pittsburgh Opera announced its 2026/2027 season. The upcoming season comprises five carefully curated productions in order: Rigoletto, Orpheus & Eurydice, Partenope, Working for the Macbeths (World Premiere), and Romeo & Juliet. As announced by Pittsburgh Opera in March 2025, Christopher Hahn, who has… Read More ›
Review: Resonance Works – Verdi’s ‘Rigoletto’
Company Is Closing 9th Season with a Fine Production of the Tuneful Classic By George B. Parous Resonance Works overcame a glitch or two last night, in the first of two performances of Giuseppe Verdi’s classic Rigoletto, and gave the… Read More ›
Resonance Works Capping 9th Season with ‘Rigoletto’
Re-imagined Setting of Verdi’s Classic Sure to be a Grand Finale By George B. Parous Resonance Works is closing its present season next weekend with an opera, and for anyone who has seen this company put on an opera, that’s… Read More ›
Resonance Works Announces ‘The Phenomenal Woman’ and ‘Rigoletto’
Resonance Works will close out its ninth season with two powerful productions. In April, International superstar soprano, Takesha Meshé Kizart-Thomas, gives a moving solo recital dedicated to women artists who shaped the 20th century. In May, Resonance presents a reimagined version of… Read More ›