THE PITTSBURGH OPERA, THE INCOMING GENERAL DIRECTOR ENCOURAGES YOU TO GIVE IT A TRY. IF YOU’RE A LONGTIME FAN OUT THERE, HE SAYS, THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT. DURING OUR VISIT TO PITTSBURGH OPERA ...

Pittsburgh Opera's 2024-25 season opens with a production of Puccini's Tosca on October 5 at the Benedum Center. The Pittsburgh Opera has been making opera for more than 80 years, and it’s one of the ...

The world premiere of Time to Act was performed in front of a sold-out house on Saturday, February 28th, at the Bitz Opera ...

Were it not for a simple twist of fate, Eric Taylor might be reconstructing jaws instead of belting arias. The 30-year-old Utah native had long had his sights set on being an oral maxillofacial ...

"Time To Act" is written and directed by Pittsburgh Opera director and librettist Crystal Manich, a graduate of Mt. Lebanon ...

Pittsburgh Opera has announced the hiring of William Powers as its new General Director, effective July 1, 2026. He succeeds Christopher Hahn, who has served as Pittsburgh Opera's General Director ...

After a national search for a new leader, Pittsburgh Opera announced Tuesday it has hired a familiar face to replace its long-time general director. William Powers, currently executive director of the ...

Dancing. Drinking. Drama. Matadors. Pittsburgh Opera’s production of “La traviata,” which opened Saturday night at the Benedum Center, has something for everyone to enjoy. Composed by Giuseppe Verdi, ...

The Pittsburgh Opera has a new leader. In March of 2025, the longtime General Director Christopher Hahn announced that he would step down at the end of the 2025-26 season after serving in the position ...

When it comes to being inspired to pursue a career as a singer, Matthew Soibelman owes more of a debt to Sammy Davis Jr. than Placido Domingo. Growing up in California and possessing a cavernously ...

Pittsburgh Opera is closing its season with an enigmatic world premiere — with three distinct endings. “To be performing something that has never hit a stage before is always super exhilarating,” said ...

This world-premiere production of a work by Laura Kaminsky and Crystal Manich focuses on a group of students confronting the aftermath of a shooting.