Resonance Works Announces A Reinvented Fall Season
Tickets are now on sale for the three new series in Resonance Works' reimagined fall 2020 season: The March of the Women, The Decameron Opera Coalition presents a?oeTales from a Safe Distancea??, and the Virtual Resonance Chamber Series, which kicks off this Saturday, September 12.
Pittsburgh Festival Opera Presents Opera Without Walls
Pittsburgh Festival Opera drops a sizzling six-minute web trailer to tease its upcoming Young Artists Program Online Scenes. Called Opera Without Walls (OWOW), these scenes are crafted in a variety of movie and TV styles (film noir, Game of Thrones, Handmaida??s Tale, zombie apocalypse, to name a few) a?" and will be part of a series of exciting short episodes to appear online throughout the fall of 2020.
Photo Flash: Resonance Works' Presents ON THE TOWN
Set during WWII, On the Town follows the amorous adventures of three sailors on 24-hour shore leave in New York City. Determined to make every minute count, the three friends set off to explore the Big Apple and to find romance - encountering colorful characters and hilarious misadventures along the way. The revolutionary score boldly draws from diverse musical inspirations - jazz, spirituals, operetta, symphonic classicism, beautiful ballads, and catchy tunes - including the iconic songs "New York, New York," "Lonely Town," and "Some Other Time," plus a plethora of purely orchestral music.
Resonance Works Celebrates Leonard Bernstein With ON THE TOWN
RESONANCE WORKS opens its sixth season celebrating the centennial of Leonard Bernstein with On the Town in concert on Friday, October 19, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, October 21, at 3 p.m. Performances will be held at the New Hazlett Theater, renewing the company's engagement with the North Side community. Members of The Brass Roots join forces with the Resonance Chamber Orchestra. Resonance Works Founder and Artistic Director Maria Sensi Sellner conducts.
Resonance Works Presents a Celebration of Stephen Sondheim
RESONANCE WORKS presents Side by Side by Sondheim on Saturday March 4 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday March 5 at 3:00 p.m. in Levy Hall at Rodef Shalom congregation in Shadyside. The evening is a celebration of the wit and genius of musical theater's most influential artist of the last half-century - Stephen Sondheim. This Tony-nominated revue features music from his early work including selections from Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Anyone Can Whistle and Pacific Overtures, plus his collaborations with musical legends Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne and Richard Rodgers.
Pittsburgh Opera Launches 77th Season With Verdi's NABUCCO, 10/10
Pittsburgh, PA… Pittsburgh Opera opens its 77th season with a grand, traditional production of Verdi's opera NABUCCO. On stage October 10, 13, 16, and 18, NABUCCO brings a fusion of epic scale and intimate family drama to the Benedum Center. Pittsburgh favorite Mark Delavan (seen here as Falstaff 2009, Scarpia/Tosca2012, and Rigoletto 2013) stars as the troubled monarch, and rising star Csilla Boross takes the fiendishly difficult role of his treacherous daughter Abigaille, in her Pittsburgh debut. Music Director Antony Walker conducts the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra and Chorus; Bernard Uzan is director and co-designer of the traditional set and its projections. Tickets start at $12.
Pittsburgh Opera Closes Season with DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT Tonight
Pittsburgh Opera concludes its 76th season with a colorful, charming production of Donizetti's comic opera DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT (La fille du régiment). On stage tonight, May 2, 5, 8, and 10, and sung in English, DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT brings a bit of whimsy and plenty of vocal fireworks to the Benedum Center.
Pittsburgh Opera to Close Season with DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT, 5/2
What: Donizetti's comic opera DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT
Where: Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown Pittsburgh
When: Saturday, May 2, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.* Sunday, May 10, 2:00 p.m.
BWW Interviews: A Weekend in the Country with Opera Theater of Pittsburgh's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
Stephen Sondheim's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC - which contestably features his most well-known hit, 'Send in the Clowns' - opens in Pittsburgh this Sunday as part of Opera Theater of Pittsburgh's second-annual SummerFest. SummerFest is a three-week artistic celebration that 'brings together a pack of independently-spirited, joyfully unconventional people to celebrate community as well as cultural values' through the presentation of six distinct operas for theatergoers of all ages and interests.
Opera Theater Presents Mildred Miller International Voice Competition, 11/3-4
Aspiring singers will be showcased in the real life drama of two vocal competitions Nov. 3-4, Carnegie Mellon University's Carnegie Mellon Institute Auditorium, 4400 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Both professional and amateur singers will compete for opportunities for prize monies and roles in Opera Theater SummerFest's 2013 season. For a second year, Anna Singer, WQED-FM mid-day host and music programmer, emcee for the Mildred Miller International Voice Competition for emerging professional opera singers and Opera Champion of Pittsburgh for regional amateur divas and divos.
Opera Theater of Pittsburgh Launches SummerFest, 6/29-7/15
For its next act, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh reinvents itself in its 35th year with SummerFest, a three-week celebration of the performing and visual arts for all ages. This new regional summer music festival fills three weeks with opera sung in English, concerts, recitals, cabaret, visual arts, and the SummerFest Fringe, June 29 - July 15, 2012. The festival takes place in the intimate theaters of The Hillman Center for Performing Arts on the idyllic grounds of Shady Side Academy, just 10 miles from downtown Pittsburgh. SummerFest invites everyone who loves music and theater to step into some of opera's most beloved works, to experience a suite of witty world premiere music dramas, to discover seldom-performed Mozart masterpieces, and to enjoy an array of free outdoor performances and events.
Opera Theater of Pittsburgh Launches SummerFest, 6/29-7/15
For its next act, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh reinvents itself in its 35th year with SummerFest, a three-week celebration of the performing and visual arts for all ages. This new regional summer music festival fills three weeks with opera sung in English, concerts, recitals, cabaret, visual arts, and the SummerFest Fringe, June 29 - July 15, 2012. The festival takes place in the intimate theaters of The Hillman Center for Performing Arts on the idyllic grounds of Shady Side Academy, just 10 miles from downtown Pittsburgh. SummerFest invites everyone who loves music and theater to step into some of opera's most beloved works, to experience a suite of witty world premiere music dramas, to discover seldom-performed Mozart masterpieces, and to enjoy an array of free outdoor performances and events.