Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conductor Andres Franco will become executive director at City of Asylum on Oct. 1.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:00PMMonday, September 14, 2020
After a six-month hiatus, members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Pittsburgh Opera have returned to the stage.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:01AMMonday, August 3, 2020
Pittsburgh Opera reimagines its fall season in a smaller venue because of COVID-19.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 04:00PMMonday, July 13, 2020
“It wasn’t a revenue generator and wasn’t intended to be — this was about keeping up engagement,” says Pittsburgh Opera’s Chris Cox.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:06AMFriday, July 3, 2020
Summer programming includes a week of musical storytelling in partnership with the Allegheny County Librarian Association.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:08PMWednesday, June 17, 2020
Arts groups across America have suffered huge losses, but local ticket buyers and patrons are trying to help.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AMThursday, March 5, 2020
Imagine visiting an art gallery and being forced to stare at the same painting for half an hour whether you want to or not.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 01:43PMSunday, February 23, 2020
It’s a thought-provoking rumination, and the bizarre situation offers plenty of humor. But the opera is hamstrung by pacing issues.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:49PMMonday, February 17, 2020
What about Pittsburgh Opera’s resident artist program pulls in such talented singers, and why do they choose to stay?
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AMMonday, February 10, 2020
New collaborative programs will either bring community members into Heinz Hall or send musicians to perform in public spaces.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00PMThursday, February 6, 2020
In May 2021, Pittsburgh Opera will produce “Charlie Parker’s Yardbird,” a 90-minute exploration of the saxophonist’s life and legacy.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:30AMSunday, January 26, 2020
Soprano Natasha Wilson proved a show-stealer, her charismatic whimsy and light, supple voice proving an absolute delight.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 01:20PMSaturday, January 25, 2020
Just because the Pittsburgh Symphony hasn’t played a particular piece before doesn’t mean it should. That goes for music by any composer.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:29AMMonday, January 13, 2020
Music is primarily an art of association, sounds, melodies and rhythms forging connections between feelings, events and people.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:00AMMonday, December 23, 2019
Children with autism take in information differently than their peers. The loud music and flashing lights at concerts can be overwhelming.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:45AMWednesday, December 18, 2019
Ticket holders will be able to walk through unimpeded, keeping all items on their person.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 04:44PMMonday, November 11, 2019
“I have to be the music for every moment, every gesture, every bit of eye contact,” said Manfred Honeck of the Pittsburgh Symphony.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:29AMMonday, November 4, 2019
Pittsburgh has plenty of concert halls that seat 650 or fewer, and several spaces that seat 1,300 or more. But there’s nothing in between.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AMFriday, October 25, 2019
PBT has announced a Live Music Appeal to shore up funding to continue the current amount of live music for the next 50 years.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:00AMMonday, October 14, 2019
Next time you’re in Heinz, remember there are acoustic shadows under the balcony, and sometimes the cheap seats are the best in the house.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:10AMMonday, September 16, 2019
Exhibits range from interactive dance and music performances to technology themed murals and sculptures and virtual reality games.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AMThursday, August 29, 2019
Yes, arts coverage is shrinking. But it’s evolving, not declining. Here’s the plan.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AMMonday, July 15, 2019
Onstage are Purple Twirling Kitty, Friendly Frank the Weather Porpoise and Hildegard Hummingbird. Meet the cast Of Mister Rogers’ Operas.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AMSunday, February 24, 2019
Both shows hinged on the quality of the singers. The opera delivered. “Phantom” did not. Please put down the pitchforks.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:57PMTuesday, February 12, 2019
Composer Tan Dun spent two years researching lost musical manuscripts from the Dunhuang Library Cave before creating his “Buddha Passion.”
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:30AMSunday, February 10, 2019
Fitzgerald wrote “The Great Gatsby” in 1925, when jazz was catching on in Paris and the foxtrot and tango were taking the U.S. by storm.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:13PMThursday, February 7, 2019
Next season includes “The Last American Hammer,” a satirical treatment of a one-man militia raging against the tyranny of the government.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:30AMWednesday, January 30, 2019
“AfterWARds” shortens a full-length opera to about 80 minutes and transforms the story into a tale about refugees. It doesn’t really work.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:18PMThursday, December 13, 2018
This week “The Hip Hop Nutcracker” came to the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh for a two-night, high-energy celebration of the holiday spirit.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:02PMMonday, November 26, 2018
Benazir Bhutto was the first woman to be elected prime minister of Pakistan in 1988. Pittsburgh Opera is developing an opera about her life.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AMSunday, October 21, 2018
