By GEORGE HOOVER A play about a painting, and oh so much more! When neo-impressionist artist Georges Seurat’s monumental painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte was first exhibited, people were fascinated by his technique, pointillism, and yet… Read More ›
By YVONNE HUDSON Be careful what you wish for… Remember when The Blue Fairy gave puppetmaker Gepetto his wish that Pinocchio become “a real boy”? As life teaches us, the realities of parenthood and personhood have their ups and downs as older… 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 ›
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 ›
Presents Debut of Its Reson8 Vocal Octet in Eclectic Program By GEORGE B. PAROUS Sunday afternoon at the Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside, marked the debut of a Resonance Works first – Reson8, their new vocal octet featuring some of the… 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 ›
By MARIA SCIULLO It’s hard to imagine a more delightful birthday celebration than Resonance Works‘ three-act operetta, Viardot’s Cinderella. Based on that well-known fairy tale about the put-upon young lady and her glass slipper, Friday night’s adaptation had Cinderella (Cendrillon, from the… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Audiences entering the gorgeous Pittsburgh Playhouse to experience Point Park University’s Closer Than Ever are greeted with a dynamic set reminiscent of a 1960s Merv Griffin classic game show. Upstage are musicians Robert Frankenberry (musical director) and Ryan McMasters, who perform Maltby and Shire’s… Read More ›
