The Pittsburgh Opera is set to present Handel’s “Alcina” The company will team up with Chatham Baroque which was founded in 1990 and has continued to excite local, national, and international audiences with dazzling technique and lively interpretations of 17th- and 18th-century music played on authentic period instruments. The opera will showcase a cast that includes Caitlin Gotimer in the {…}
(Credit: Cory Weaver) The Pittsburgh Opera is set to kick off its 81st season with a film noir take on Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” The production, set to be conducted by Antony Walker, will be directed by Kristine McIntyre, which was first seen at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Inspired by the film noir, the production uses black and white costumes {…}
The Pittsburgh Opera has announced its 2019-20 Resident Artists. This year the company picked mezzo-soprano Antonia Botti-Lodovico, soprano Caitlin Gotimer, baritone Yazid Gray, stage director Matthew Haney, tenor Angel Romero, soprano Natasha Wilson, and bass-baritone Tyler Zimmerman. This year, the artists were picked from a pool of more than 500 applicants around the world. The applicants will further their careers under the guidance of the opera {…}
Pittsburgh Opera has announced that Sharon Enos Sclabassi, Ph.D., and Saad Aslam have joined as Board of Directors. In a press statement Pittsburgh Opera Board Chair Michele Fabrizi. said, “We are thrilled to welcome Sharon and Saad. These two wonderful additions to our Board have impeccable credentials and continue to demonstrate a strong commitment to the community. We are fortunate {…}
Pittsburgh Opera has announced that Dr. Donald Fischer has been elected President of its Board of Directors. Fischer has been a member of Pittsburgh Opera’s Board of Directors since 2012 and is an Independent Health Consultant who served as Senior Vice President of Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Highmark, Inc. for over a decade. “This is a tremendous honor {…}
Pittsburgh Opera has postponed an upcoming world premiere. According to the Pittsburgh Gazette, the company has postponed a new production of “Bhutto” — a dramatic treatment of the history of Pakistan’s Bhutto political dynasty. The work, which was set for November was postponed due to a lack of funding. The opera was first workshopped back in Nov. 2018, where the {…}
This weekend has a ton of incredible productions to behold. The New York Opera Festival is in full swing as some of the major companies from around the country start to close their doors for the summer. The Rape of Lucretia – New Camerata Opera The Britten piece gets a unique new production directed by Bea Goodwin that will also {…}
Pittsburgh Opera will introduce a new functionality in the company’s mobile app during upcoming performances of Puccini’s “La Bohème” on Mar. 30 – Apr. 7, 2019 at the Benedum Center. The free mobile app, powered by InstantEncore, was launched back in 2016 in order to “provide patrons with easy access to information about the company’s productions, artists, and events,” according {…}
Pittsburgh Opera has announced that Dena and Martin LaMar have joined its Board of Directors. Dena LaMar, an alumnus of North Carolina A&T State University and University of Northern Virginia, is the Regional Vice President for the Great Lakes Regions at Advance Auto Parts Inc. She serves on the Boards of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, and {…}
The Pittsburgh Opera and Carnegie Mellon University will present “Co-Opera” this April. In the program, which started back in 2015, the Pittsburgh Opera works with the CMU School of Music, School of Drama, and Master of Arts Management Program to create new works. The collaboration has taken place over a two-year span and will feature two performances on April 13 {…}
There is a wide range of variety on this weekend’s recommendations, though you might notice a familiar composer making his way into the top five for yet another week. Here are the operas to see this weekend (in alphabetical order by company). The Loser – LA Opera David Lang’s new opera makes its West Coast premiere on Friday and Saturday {…}
