Pittsburgh Festival Opera - Pittsburgh
29 March 2024

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Die Liebe der Danae

Pittsburgh Festival Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Pittsburgh Festival Opera season opens with a strong ‘Love of Danae’
14 Jul 19 / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Das Rheingold

Pittsburgh Festival Opera


No. of reviews: 1

The 'Ring' begins - Pittsburgh Festival Opera opens Wagner's cycle with 'Rhinegold'
15 Jul 18 / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Xerxes

Pittsburgh Festival Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Cross-dressing and miscommunications abound in Pittsburgh Festival Opera's "Xerxes"
16 Jul 17 / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A Gathering of Sons

Pittsburgh Festival Opera


No. of reviews: 2

More allegorical than narrative, Gathering taps into atavistic traditions of community
29 Jun 17 / Pittsburgh City Paper
Pittsburgh Festival Opera's 'A Gathering of Sons' is powerful music theater
26 Jun 17 / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Giulio Cesare in Egitto

Opera Theater Summerfest


No. of reviews: 1

Nothing old-fashioned about Opera Theater of Pittsburgh's 'Julius Caesar'
17 Jul 16 / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Capriccio

Opera Theater Summerfest


No. of reviews: 2

Theater Summerfest continues to impress with 'Capriccio'
27 Jul 15 / Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Opera Theater takes on 'Capriccio'
27 Jul 15 / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A New Kind of Fallout

Opera Theater Summerfest


No. of reviews: 2

Compelling new opera, 'Fallout,' revisits 1960s, dangers of pesticides
20 Jul 15 / Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Opera Theater of Pittsburgh draws powerful connections and contrasts in eco-opera
20 Jul 15 / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Damn Yankees

Opera Theater Summerfest


No. of reviews: 3

Switch-hitting 'Damn Yankees' scores
17 Jul 15 / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
SummerFest’s production of this baseball-themed Broadway classic hits it out of the park
16 Jul 15 / Pittsburgh City Paper
Opera Theater scores majorly with 'Damn Yankees' switchup
16 Jul 15 / Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Le nozze di Figaro

Opera Theater Summerfest


No. of reviews: 2

"SummerFest" opens with Mozart and success
15 Jul 15 / The Pittsburgh Stage
Summerfest's 'Marriage of Figaro' satisfying production
14 Jul 15 / Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Ariadne auf Naxos

Opera Theater Summerfest


No. of reviews: 2

Summerfest's 'Ariadne' rides crest of superbly blended talents
21 Jul 14 / Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Summerfest’s “Ariadne on Naxos” excels at operatic fun
20 Jul 14 / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Fantasticks

Opera Theater Summerfest


No. of reviews: 2

SummerFest serves up a more operatic Fantasticks
17 Jul 14 / Pittsburgh City Paper
'Fantasticks' remains simple delight with Opera Theater of Pittsburgh production
16 Jul 14 / Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Die Lustige Witwe

Opera Theater Summerfest


No. of reviews: 2

Pittsburgh Opera Summerfest starts off rough with 'Merry Widow'
14 Jul 14 / Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Divas please at Opera Theater's Summerfest
14 Jul 14 / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Opera Theater Summerfest


No. of reviews: 1

'Hoffmann' excels at opera SummerFest
9 Jul 13 / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Carmen

Opera Theater Summerfest


No. of reviews: 1

Inventive 'Carmen' still true to ideals
2 Jul 12 / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Die Zauberflöte

Opera Theater Summerfest


No. of reviews: 1

Tough luck affects enjoyable 'Magic Flute'
2 Jul 12 / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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News & Articles

Summer opera company reschedules for the fall
With COVID-19 closing down summer festivals around the country, Pittsburgh Festival Opera has faced a difficult decision on whether to cancel its festival or try to salvage some of the programming.
21 May 2020 / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Stephen Foster didn't get around much, but his songs did
Stephen Foster's music provides the backdrop for new Gold Rush-era drama "Beautiful Dreamers."
21 Apr 2010 / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette