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Pittsburgh Festival Opera

March 03, 2024

Pittsburgh Festival Opera (PFO), formerly Opera Theater of Pittsburgh,[1] is a professional American opera company based in Pittsburgh's university and museum district. Pittsburgh Festival Opera performs at non-traditional venues around the city.

Mildred Miller Posvar, founder
Beggar's Holiday
Brundibar
Die Fledermaus
Porgy & Bess
Djamileh
Gianni Schicchi
Prima La Musica

Pittsburgh Festival Opera was established in 1978 by the noted opera star Mildred Miller Posvar and Helen Knox. In 2012, Pittsburgh Festival Opera reinvented itself as a summer festival presenting staged operas, musicals, recitals, and cabaret.[2]

PFO is currently under the leadership of Managing Director Roxy MtJoy and Artistic Director Marianne Cornetti.

Activities edit

Artistic initiatives have included a Music that Matters series, exploring new work that tells socially relevant stories, a Fusion Festival of American-Asian works at the Andy Warhol Museum which included the world premiere of RedDust, a multi-media opera by Mathew Rosenblum and The Sound of a Voice by Philip Glass and David Henry Hwang. Other projects have included the Pittsburgh Ring, two complete cycles of Wagner's great operas in collaboration with Long Beach Opera using Jonathan Dove's orchestral reduction. Recent American operas include A Gathering of Sons, Just Above My Head, a world premiere jazz opera by Pittsburgher Nathan Davis. Operatic versions of classics American plays have included Lee Hoiby's Summer and Smoke, William Bolcom's A View From the Bridge and Regina, an operatic version of The Little Foxes by Marc Blitzstein. In 2020, Pittsburgh Festival Opera premieres Virgula Divina by Karen Brown and Jessica Lanay.

Aside from forays in the traditional repertory, PFO has sought to present a number of modern masterpieces which are not regularly included on standard programs: Lost in the Stars, The Emperor of Atlantis, Bluebeard's Castle, Brundibar, Der Jasager, and the English language premiere of Weill's Die Bürgschaft.

Past productions also include a "Salon Series" devoted to shorter works performed in unusual spaces, such as Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, performed in a church converted into an art gallery; Bizet's Djamileh, presented in a Persian Carpet Emporium; Thomas Pasatieri's La Divina, and Salieri's Prima la Musica, e Poi le Parole, performed in Pittsburgh's own version of the Petit Trianon Palace.

The Mildred Miller International Voice Competition edit

Pittsburgh Festival Opera annually hosts the Mildred Miller International Voice Competition in honor of its founder, Mildred Miller Posvar. The event, held in Pittsburgh, is a search for America's best singers. Young professionals aged 18–35 are eligible to compete for cash prizes and solo roles in the company's summer Festival. Past competition winners include Juan José de Leon, Andrey Nemzer, Meghan Kasanders, Alasdair Kent, Karen Chia-ling Ho, and Elizabeth Baldwin.

PFO previously celebrated annually The Millie Awards. The purpose was to reflect several diverse aspects of Mildred Miller's distinguished career - singing, acting, community service and education. The "Millies", as they are affectionately called, recognize and show appreciation for high accomplishments in the performing arts, honoring those individuals whose support has been instrumental in the success of Pittsburgh Festival Opera.

Community Engagement and Education edit

Pittsburgh Festival Opera's engagement with its community is of primary importance. Working directly with schools as well as in partnership with fellow non-profit organizations, PFO has taken opera to more than 500,000 school children in its 42-year history. In addition, it actively seeks opportunities to include students in productions, exceeding state standards for direct arts experiences and creating partnerships with the communities and the families for which it performs.

Record of Repertory edit

[3]Festival 2018 - July 6–July 22, 2018

  • La Bohème Warhola by Giacomo Puccini
  • Arabella by Richard Strauss
  • Rhinegold by Richard Wagner
  • Goldie B. Locks and the Three Singing Bears by John Davies/Wolfgang A. Mozart

[4]Festival 2017 - June 15–July 23, 2017

  • A Gathering of Sons (World Premiere) by Dwayne Fulton
  • Intermezzo by Richard Strauss
  • Xerxes (opera) by George F. Handel
  • Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim
  • Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck

[5]Festival 2016 - July 7–24, 2016

  • Carmen the Gypsy by Georges Bizet
  • The Silent Woman by Richard Strauss
  • Julius Caesar (opera) by George F. Handel
  • Kiss Me, Kate by Cole Porter
  • Little Red Riding Hood by Seymour Barab

[6]Festival 2015 - July 10–August 2, 2015

[7]Festival 2014 - July 10–27, 2014

[8]Festival 2013 - July 6–21, 2013

Festival 2012

2010-2011

2009-2010

2008-2009

2007-2008

2006-2007

2005-2006

  • The Ring Cycle (Rhinegold, The Valkyrie, Siegfried, Twilight of the Gods) by Richard Wagner - July 14–16 and 21–23, 2006
  • Noye's Fludde by Benjamin Britten and The Jackleg Testament by Jay Bolotin - March 2–5, 2006
  • Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti - December 14–18, 2005

2004-2005

  • The Ring Cycle (Rhinegold and The Valkyrie) by Richard Wagner with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - July 15–17, 2005
  • Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti - December 8–12, 2004
  • The Soldier's Tale by Igor Stravinsky with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra- November 5–7, 2004 with Pittsburgh Symphony
  • A View from the Bridge by William Bolcom, based on the play by Arthur Miller - September 16–26, 2004

2003-2004

  • Summer and Smoke by Lee Hoiby, based on a play by Tennessee Williams - September 26 - October 5, 2003
  • Talking with Tennessee devised and directed by Jonathan Eaton - September 25 - October 5, 2003
  • Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti - December 7–13, 2003
  • Jazzopera: Just Above My Head by Nathan Davis, based on the novel Just Above My Head by James Baldwin – June 9–13, 2004

2002-2003

  • 25th Anniversary Celebration, Gala Concert of American Opera - April 27, 2003
  • Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti- December 12–15, 2002
  • The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - November 22–23, 2002

2001-2002

  • Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók - April 26 & 28, 2002
  • The Emperor of Atlantis by Viktor Ullman - April 6–7, 2002
  • Brundibar by Hans Krása - March 7, 2002
  • Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti - December 13–16, 2001

2000-2001

  • Madrigals of Love and War by Claudio Monteverdi - November 4–5, 2000
  • Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck
  • Amahl and Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti - December 14–17, 2000
  • The Cunning Vixen by Leon Janáček
  • Limbus - a mechanical opera by Jay Bolotin - March 27–31, 2001

1999-2000

  • Die Bürgschaft (The Bond) by Kurt Weill - May 25–28, 2000
  • Songplay by Kurt Weill/Jonathan Eaton - April 26 - May 7, 2000
  • Weill We're At It by Kurt Weill - collaboration with River City Brass - April 22, 2000
  • Nogaku-za in Taniko (The Valley Rite) attributed Komparu Zenchiku - April 10, 2000
  • Der Jasager (The Consenter) by Kurt Weill - April 10, 2000

1998-1999

1997-1998

  • The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – April, 1997

1996-1997

1995-1996

1994-1995

1993-1994

1992-1993

1991-1992

1990-1991

1989-1990

1988-1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

1984

1982

1981

  • The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini, November 14, 1981 with the Greenville Symphony (Touring Production)

1979

1978

References edit

  1. ^ Bloom, Elizabeth (February 11, 2017). "Opera Theater of Pittsburgh rebrands as Pittsburgh Festival Opera". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  2. ^ . blogs.sites.post-gazette.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06.
  3. ^ "Home". pittsburghfestivalopera.org.
  4. ^ "Home". pittsburghfestivalopera.org.
  5. ^ "Home". pittsburghfestivalopera.org.
  6. ^ "Home". pittsburghfestivalopera.org.
  7. ^ "Home". pittsburghfestivalopera.org.
  8. ^ "Home". pittsburghfestivalopera.org.

March 03, 2024
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Pittsburgh Festival Opera PFO formerly Opera Theater of Pittsburgh 1 is a professional American opera company based in Pittsburgh s university and museum district Pittsburgh Festival Opera performs at non traditional venues around the city Mildred Miller Posvar founderBeggar s HolidayBrundibarDie FledermausPorgy amp BessDjamilehGianni SchicchiPrima La MusicaPittsburgh Festival Opera was established in 1978 by the noted opera star Mildred Miller Posvar and Helen Knox In 2012 Pittsburgh Festival Opera reinvented itself as a summer festival presenting staged operas musicals recitals and cabaret 2 PFO is currently under the leadership of Managing Director Roxy MtJoy and Artistic Director Marianne Cornetti Contents 1 Activities 2 The Mildred Miller International Voice Competition 3 Community Engagement and Education 4 Record of Repertory 5 ReferencesActivities editArtistic initiatives have included a Music that Matters series exploring new work that tells socially relevant stories a Fusion Festival of American Asian works at the Andy Warhol Museum which included the world premiere of RedDust a multi media opera by Mathew Rosenblum and The Sound of a Voice by Philip Glass and David Henry Hwang Other projects have included the Pittsburgh Ring two complete cycles of Wagner s great operas in collaboration with Long Beach Opera using Jonathan Dove s orchestral reduction Recent American operas include A Gathering of Sons Just Above My Head a world premiere jazz opera by Pittsburgher Nathan Davis Operatic versions of classics American plays have included Lee Hoiby s Summer and Smoke William Bolcom s A View From the Bridge and Regina an operatic version of The Little Foxes by Marc Blitzstein In 2020 Pittsburgh Festival Opera premieres Virgula Divina by Karen Brown and Jessica Lanay Aside from forays in the traditional repertory PFO has sought to present a number of modern masterpieces which are not regularly included on standard programs Lost in the Stars The Emperor of Atlantis Bluebeard s Castle Brundibar Der Jasager and the English language premiere of Weill s Die Burgschaft Past productions also include a Salon Series devoted to shorter works performed in unusual spaces such as Puccini s Gianni Schicchi performed in a church converted into an art gallery Bizet s Djamileh presented in a Persian Carpet Emporium Thomas Pasatieri s La Divina and Salieri s Prima la Musica e Poi le Parole performed in Pittsburgh s own version of the Petit Trianon Palace The Mildred Miller International Voice Competition editPittsburgh Festival Opera annually hosts the Mildred Miller International Voice Competition in honor of its founder Mildred Miller Posvar The event held in Pittsburgh is a search for America s best singers Young professionals aged 18 35 are eligible to compete for cash prizes and solo roles in the company s summer Festival Past competition winners include Juan Jose de Leon Andrey Nemzer Meghan Kasanders Alasdair Kent Karen Chia ling Ho and Elizabeth Baldwin PFO previously celebrated annually The Millie Awards The purpose was to reflect several diverse aspects of Mildred Miller s distinguished career singing acting community service and education The Millies as they are affectionately called recognize and show appreciation for high accomplishments in the performing arts honoring those individuals whose support has been instrumental in the success of Pittsburgh Festival Opera Community Engagement and Education editPittsburgh Festival Opera s engagement with its community is of primary importance Working directly with schools as well as in partnership with fellow non profit organizations PFO has taken opera to more than 500 000 school children in its 42 year history In addition it actively seeks opportunities to include students in productions exceeding state standards for direct arts experiences and creating partnerships with the communities and the families for which it performs Record of Repertory edit 3 Festival 2018 July 6 July 22 2018 La Boheme Warhola by Giacomo Puccini Arabella by Richard Strauss Rhinegold by Richard Wagner Goldie B Locks and the Three Singing Bears by John Davies Wolfgang A Mozart 4 Festival 2017 June 15 July 23 2017 A Gathering of Sons World Premiere by Dwayne Fulton Intermezzo by Richard Strauss Xerxes opera by George F Handel Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck 5 Festival 2016 July 7 24 2016 Carmen the Gypsy by Georges Bizet The Silent Woman by Richard Strauss Julius Caesar opera by George F Handel Kiss Me Kate by Cole Porter Little Red Riding Hood by Seymour Barab 6 Festival 2015 July 10 August 2 2015 The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Capriccio by Richard Strauss A New Kind of Fallout by Gilda Lyons Damn Yankees by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Wallace DePue 7 Festival 2014 July 10 27 2014 Marianne Cornetti in Concert The Merry Widow by Franz Lehar The Fantasticks by Tom Jones amp Harvey Schmidt Ariadne on Naxos by Richard Strauss The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Lukas Foss Happy Hour by Roger Zahab 8 Festival 2013 July 6 21 2013 The Tales of Hoffmann Retold by Jacques Offenbach A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim Shining Brow by Daron Hagen La finta giardiniera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Night Caps International by various composersFestival 2012 The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart English translation by Jeremy Sams June 29 July 1 8 14 2012 Carmen The Gypsy by Georges Bizet English translation by Sheldon Harnick musical adaption by Jonathan Eaton and Robert Frankenberry June 30 July 6 12 14 2012 Candide by Leonard Bernstein July 7 13 15 2012 Night Caps libretto by Rob Handel music by Alberto Garcia Demestres Robert Frankenberry Dwayne Fulton Daron Aric Hagen Gilda Lyons Eric Moe Roger Zahab July 6 8 12 15 20122010 2011 Euridice and Orpheus by Ricky Ian Gordon June 9 11 2011 The Gospel at Colonus by Bob Telson March 25 27 2011 Orpheus ed Euridice by Christoph Gluck November 5 7 20102009 2010 Beautiful Dreamers by Martin Giles April 15 May 1 2010 Love Spell L incantesimo by Italo Montemezzi February 12 14 2010 Beggar s Holiday by Dale Wasserman December 18 20 2009 Brundibar music by Hans Krasa designed by Maurice Sendak November 6 8 20092008 2009 Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini April 24 25 2009 Prima la Musica e Poi le Parole by Antonio Salieri March 24 25 2009 Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin February 14 15 2009 Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss December 27 28 2008 La Divina by Thomas Pasatieri November 2 2008 Djamileh by Georges Bizet October 3 4 20082007 2008 Lost in the Stars by Kurt Weill February 12 14 2008 Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss December 27 30 2007 The Impresario by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart November 11 2007 The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart September 25 28 30 20072006 2007 Fusion Festival The Sound of a Voice by Philip Glass and Red Dust by Mathew Rosenblum April 26 29 2007 Die Zauberflote by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart collaboration with Pittsburgh Opera March 24 27 30 and April 1 2007 Carmen Jones by Georges Bizet and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein November 17 18 2006 Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti December 14 17 20062005 2006 The Ring Cycle Rhinegold The Valkyrie Siegfried Twilight of the Gods by Richard Wagner July 14 16 and 21 23 2006 Noye s Fludde by Benjamin Britten andThe Jackleg Testament by Jay Bolotin March 2 5 2006 Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti December 14 18 20052004 2005 The Ring Cycle Rhinegold and The Valkyrie by Richard Wagner with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra July 15 17 2005 Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti December 8 12 2004 The Soldier s Tale by Igor Stravinsky with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra November 5 7 2004 with Pittsburgh Symphony A View from the Bridge by William Bolcom based on the play by Arthur Miller September 16 26 20042003 2004 Summer and Smoke by Lee Hoiby based on a play by Tennessee Williams September 26 October 5 2003 Talking with Tennessee devised and directed by Jonathan Eaton September 25 October 5 2003 Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti December 7 13 2003 Jazzopera Just Above My Head by Nathan Davis based on the novel Just Above My Head by James Baldwin June 9 13 20042002 2003 25th Anniversary Celebration Gala Concert of American Opera April 27 2003 Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti December 12 15 2002 The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart November 22 23 20022001 2002 Bluebeard s Castle by Bela Bartok April 26 amp 28 2002 The Emperor of Atlantis by Viktor Ullman April 6 7 2002 Brundibar by Hans Krasa March 7 2002 Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti December 13 16 20012000 2001 Madrigals of Love and War by Claudio Monteverdi November 4 5 2000 Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck Amahl and Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti December 14 17 2000 The Cunning Vixen by Leon Janacek Limbus a mechanical opera by Jay Bolotin March 27 31 20011999 2000 Die Burgschaft The Bond by Kurt Weill May 25 28 2000 Songplay by Kurt Weill Jonathan Eaton April 26 May 7 2000 Weill We re At Itby Kurt Weill collaboration with River City Brass April 22 2000 Nogaku za in Taniko The Valley Rite attributed Komparu Zenchiku April 10 2000 Der Jasager The Consenter by Kurt Weill April 10 20001998 1999 Susannahby Carlisle Floyd March 27 amp 29 1998 Candide by Leonard Bernstein April 16 amp 18 19991997 1998 The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart April 19971996 1997 The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart April 16 1997 The Ballad of Baby Doe by Douglas Moore1995 1996 The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana March 28 amp 30 19961994 1995 La Cendrillon by Jules Massenet May 18 amp 20 1995 Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini March 22 amp 25 19951993 1994 Julius Caesar in Egypt by George Frideric Handel March 3 amp 5 19941992 1993 Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini April 15 19931991 1992 The Crucible by Robert Ward November 23 19911990 1991 The Consul by Gian Carlo Menotti May 19 1991 The Abduction from the Seraglio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart January 20 1991 The Tender Land by Aaron Copland November 19901989 1990 Orpheus and Euridice by Christoph Willibald Gluck May 1 amp 3 1990 Regina by Marc Blitzstein January 18 1990 Cosi fan tutteby Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart November 19 1989 The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart April 3 19891988 1989 The Triumph of Honor by Alessandro Scarlatti January 22 1989 Carmen by Georges Bizet Summer 1989 Tartuffe by Kirke Meacham November 20 amp 22 19981988 The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart August 27 1988 at Hartwood Acres Carmen by Georges Bizet1987 Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck May 2 19871986 La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini1985 Hansel and Gretelby Engelbert Humperdinck Madama Butterflyby Giacomo Puccini1984 The Brute by Lawrence Moss and A Full Moon in March by John Harbison May 24 19841982 The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck November 29 1982 with Pittsburgh Symphony The Music Master by Giovanni Pergolesi and Combatimento di Tancredi e Clorinda by Monteverdi July 12 19821981 The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini November 14 1981 with the Greenville Symphony Touring Production 1979 La Cenerentola by Gioachino Rossini dress rehearsal June 19781978 The Telephone by Gian Carlo Menotti and La serva padrona by Giovanni Pergolesi nbsp Opera portalReferences edit Bloom Elizabeth February 11 2017 Opera Theater of Pittsburgh rebrands as Pittsburgh Festival Opera Pittsburgh Post Gazette Opera Theater to be a summer festival blogs sites post gazette com Archived from the original on 2012 04 06 Home pittsburghfestivalopera org Home pittsburghfestivalopera org Home pittsburghfestivalopera org Home pittsburghfestivalopera org Home pittsburghfestivalopera org Home pittsburghfestivalopera org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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