The Pittsburgh Festival Opera has announced a virtual Valentine’s Day event titled “Some Enchanted Evening.” The concert, scheduled for Feb. 14, 2021, will feature a number of company artists in a program curated by Artistic Director Marianne Cornetti. The program will include selections from works such as “La Bohème,” “Pagliacci,” “Samson and Delilah,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” “West Side {…}

The Academy of Vocal Arts has announced the winners of the Giargiari Bel Canto Competition. Taking home The James Parkinson Opera Foundation First Prize was Kara Mulder with Anne Marie Stanley obtaining The Cecile K. Dalton Second Prize. The winner of the Special Judge’s Award and Audience Favorite Award was Eric Delagrange. Mudler interpreted Marietta’s Lied from Korngold’s “Die tote {…}