The Last American Hammer (with music by Peter Hilliard and libretto by Matt Boresi) entertained a crowd about as large as the George R. White Opera Studio could accommodate last night, and the one-act mix of drama and satire… Read More ›
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Conductor Glenn Lewis on Pittsburgh Opera’s “The Last American Hammer”
Pittsburgh Opera’s “Second Stage Production,” always a sure sign that spring is around the corner, and this year Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi’s The Last American Hammer, will have its first performance Saturday evening, February 22, at the company’s Strip… Read More ›
English Language Premiere of “The Mother of Fishes” to Benefit Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
On exceptionally rare occasions Pittsburgh hears the premiere of an opera. Operas in English translations are more common. But it’s a safe bet that the English language premiere of The Mother of Fishes at the CAPA Theater on February… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera’s “Alcina” – Brilliantly Sung, Well Staged Production of Handel Rarity a Bewitching Treat
Pittsburgh Opera presented Handel’s Alcina for the first time in its history Saturday night, with a strong cast and Antony Walker conducting the orchestra – an excellent group of musicians exquisitely augmented by period instruments in the highly skilled hands… Read More ›
Antony Walker to Conduct Pittsburgh Opera’s “Alcina”
Next up at Pittsburgh Opera is George Frideric Handel’s Alcina – a baroque work that, while centuries old, is anything but “time honored.” The opera (“Alcheenah” to American speaking ears) was premiered at London’s Covent Garden in 1735, revived for… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera’s Premiere of “Glory Denied”
Pittsburgh Opera gave the first local performance of Tom Cipullo’s Glory Denied last evening, and about as many people as could fit into the company’s George R. White Studio were taken on a fast-paced and gut-wrenchingly taunt roller coaster ride… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera’s Resident Artist Caitlin Gotimer on Upcoming Production of “Glory Denied”
For its second and last Resident Artist production of the winter, Pittsburgh Opera will present the local premiere of Tom Cipullo’s Glory Denied, beginning Saturday, February 23, at the company’s headquarters in the Strip District. The opera is based on… Read More ›
Brian Quijada and City Theatre Explore Race and Education in “Where Did We Sit on the Bus?”
Walking through a bookstore, there are sections we all dodge. For me, it’s romance novels. Covers of strapping hunks with bedroom eyes scream redundancy. So it is with the theatre; different genres engender varying enthusiasm levels. One-man shows are slightly… 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 ›
Artist Spotlight: Sarah McPartland
Meet Sarah McPartland, Throughline Theatre Company’s new artistic director. I had the opportunity to sit down with Sarah to chat about her vision for the future of Throughline, and how she came to be the company’s next AD. A Pittsburgh… Read More ›