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Pittsburgh Opera Names 2025-26 Resident Artists

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Pittsburgh Opera has announced its 2025-26 Resident Artists. This year’s roster includes soprano Shannon Crowley, soprano Lauryn Davis, baritone Erik Nordstrom, bass Matthew Soibelman, tenor Logan Wagner, mezzo-soprano Audrey Welsh, stage director Dana Kinney, and pianist Maeve Berry.  The artists will study languages, diction, movement, and acting while developing their vocal skills, expanding their repertoire, and having the opportunity to {…}

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Pittsburgh Opera to World Premiere ‘Woman with Eyes Closed’

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Pittsburgh Opera is set to world premiere Jennifer Higdon and Jerre Dye’s “Woman With Eyes Closed.” The opera will be presented between April 26 and May 4 and is inspired by the real-life theft of seven modernist paintings from Rotterdam’s Kunsthal in 2012. The opera is named after one of the stolen paintings, by Lucian Freud. The show follows a woman who discovers {…}

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Pittsburgh Opera General Director Christopher Hahn to Retire

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Pittsburgh Opera General Director Christopher Hahn has announced he will retire after Pittsburgh Opera’s 2025-26 season. Hahn announced during yesterday’s Board of Directors meeting. Hahn began his tenure with the Pittsburgh Opera’s General Director in 2008 and has served as its Artistic Director since 2000. Hahn began his career in opera in 1983 as a Rehearsal Administrator at the San {…}

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Vuvu Mpofu, Zachary Nelson & Michael Chioldi Lead Pittsburgh Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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Pittsburgh Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Puccini’s “La Bohème” will open the season and will star Zachary Nelson, Daniel O’Hearn, Matthew Soibelman, Erik Nordstrom, Kevin Glavin, and Vuvu Mpofu. Antony Walker conducts the production by Kristine McIntyre. Performance Dates: Oct. 18-26, 2025 Gregory Spears and Greg Pierce’s “Fellow Travelers” will star Erik Nordstrom, Logan Wagner, Shannon Crowley, Matthew Soibelman, {…}

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Pittsburgh Opera Adds Performance of ‘Woman With Eyes Closed’

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Pittsburgh Opera has added a fifth performance of its world premiere of Jennifer Higdon and Jerre Dye’s “Woman With Eyes Closed.” The company announced that the fifth performance will be held on May 3, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. The newly added performance is due to high demand as the first performance on April 26, 2025, and the final performance on {…}

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Pittsburgh Opera to Present Verismo Double Bill ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ & ‘Pagliacci’

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(Credit: Ken Howard) Pittsburgh Opera is set to present the verismo double bill “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci.” The operas, which showcase possessiveness, machismo, and jealousy, will be performed on Nov. 9, 12, 15, and 17, 2024. Mascagni’s opera, which takes place on Easter Sunday, will star Eve Gigliotti as Santuzza, Sebastian Catana as Alfio, Audrey Welsh as Lola, Rafael Davila {…}

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Pittsburgh Opera Announces 2024-25 Resident Artists

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The Pittsburgh Opera has announced its 2024-25 Resident Artists. The artists will include pianist Maeve Berry, soprano Shannon Crowley, soprano Lauryn Davis, stage director Dana Kinney, tenor Fran Daniel Laucerica, baritone Erik Nordstrom, bass Matthew Soibelman, and mezzo-soprano Audrey Welsh. Pittsburgh Opera’s Resident Artist Program is one of the country’s leading training programs for young singers and received more than {…}

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Pittsburgh Opera Extends Antony Walker’s Contract

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Pittsburgh Opera has announced that Music Director Antony Walker has signed a five-year contract extension with the company. The extension will keep Walker on Pittsburgh Opera’s podium through June 2029. Walker first conducted for Pittsburgh Opera in the company’s 2004 production of “Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria” and has since conducted over 250 Pittsburgh Opera performances spanning more than 50 operas. Pittsburgh {…}