175 stories by "George B Parous"
Trio Is Augmented by Four Guest Artists in Interesting Evening of Musical Delights By George B. Parous In a program devoted mostly to the works of Élisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, las…
PSO Premiere of a Contemporary Piece by Carlos Simon; Matthias Goerne Delivers Wagnerian Excerpts in Excellent Voice By George B. Parous Music lovers who braved trudging into the frigid temp…
Soprano Emily Richter All But Steals the Show From a Stage Bursting With Talent By George B. Parous Pittsburgh Opera continued the roll it’s been on this season with the company’s premie…
Interesting Program Offers Wagner, Strauss, Elgar and, of course, More Mozart By George B. Parous Guest conductor Sir Mark Elder, piano soloist Paul Lewis, and the great ensemble of talent t…
Peter Oundjian Conducts – Violinist Alina Ibragimova Debuts in Prokofiev Concerto By George B. Parous Friday night, January 13, was anything but unlucky for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchest…
Young Tenor Will Make 2nd Appearance of the Season in the Company’s Production of the Handёl Work By George B. Parous Next Saturday evening, January 21, Pittsburgh Opera will present the …
Very Contemporary Chamber Music Brought a Distinct Beat to Friends House By George B. Parous The unique, decidedly contemporary group of “Women in New Music,” launched their eighth seaso…
The Art of the Trio Holiday Edition By George B. Parous Chatham Baroque this weekend gave a series of three concerts which combined two of their annual traditions – the “Art of the Trio�…
Seasonal Offering Preceded by a Powerful Performance of ‘The Ballad of the Brown King’ By George B. Parous Amahl and the Night Visitors, the “children’s” opera in one act by Gian C…
Seating Capacity of Heinz Hall is Tested – Performance a Fine One By George B. Parous The Heinz Hall box-office sang its own version of the “Hallelujah Chorus” last night, after Handel…
Schumann Concerto and Modified Mozart Received with Thunderous Ovations By George B. Parous The “Great Mass” of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Große Messe in c-Moll, K. 427/417a, if you will,…
Outstanding Cast of Vocalists Gives Old Standard New Appeal Reviewed by George B. Parous First things first. If you’ve seen The Marriage of Figaro once, or a dozen times, there’s a chan…
Resonance Works Opens 10th Season with Poignant Pittsburgh Premiere By George B. Parous Resonance Works launched a milestone 10th season last night, with the second staging of Jorge Sosa and…
First Night Audience Roars Approval of Baroque Era Revival By George B. Parous Quantum Theatre has a long history of turning out unusual works – often at unusual venues – but last night …
Powerful Contemporary Opera Centers American Immigrant Experience Friday and Sunday, October 14 and 16, 2022 Resonance Works’ tenth anniversary season opens with a poignant contemporary Am…
Antony Walker and Sara Gartland the Brightest Stars in a Brilliant Cast By George B. Parous Pittsburgh Opera opened its 84th season Saturday evening, with a truly grand performance of Anton�…
Four New Resident Artists Will Debut in the Production, Opening Saturday, Sept. 17 By George B. Parous Beginning Saturday night, September 17, at the Benedum, and running the usual four perf…
This Weekend’s Performances of Work are the First Ever By George Parous Kamratōn, the ensemble which challenges the boundaries of music performance, expands the contemporary chamber music…
Company Is Closing 9th Season with a Fine Production of the Tuneful Classic By George B. Parous Resonance Works overcame a glitch or two last night, in the first of two performances of Giuse…
Re-imagined Setting of Verdi’s Classic Sure to be a Grand Finale By George B. Parous Resonance Works is closing its present season next weekend with an opera, and for anyone who has seen t…
Chatham Baroque Closes Current Season With Postponed Guest Artists, Well Worth the Wait By George Parous Chatham Baroque ended their current series of programs Saturday night (April 30), by …
Riveting Social Justice Opera Packs a Wallop By George B. Parous Pittsburgh Opera is ending its 2021-’22 season with performances of Blue, and the work received its local premiere Satur…
Gordon Hawkins, Versatile Baritone, Speaks of His Role & Career By George B. Parous Pittsburgh Opera will wrap its successful 2021-22 season with the first local performances of Blue, wi…
Weekend’s Emily Norman Davidson Memorial Concerts an Aural Delight By George B. Parous The Chatham Baroque ensemble and their guest artists made good on the promise of a pair of lovely con…
Colorful & Lively Production is Well Worth the Wait By George B. Parous Ever wonder why they call it “Grand Opera?” Never been, but waiting for one you’re guaranteed to enjoy? Try …
