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Pittsburgh Opera

Pittsburgh Opera is an American opera company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh Opera gives performances in several venues, primarily at the Benedum Center, with other performances at the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School (CAPA) Theater. Pittsburgh Opera headquarters 2009-09-07 at the Wayback Machine is located in the former George Westinghouse Air Brake Factory, 2425 Liberty Avenue, in the Strip District. Pittsburgh Opera has been awarded LEED Silver Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council[2] and is the first "green" opera company in the U.S. in the Operations and Maintenance Category. Pittsburgh Opera's headquarters is also the oldest green building in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Opera
The Pittsburgh Opera Building
Established1939; 85 years ago (1939)
TypeNonprofit
25-1073139[1]
Headquarters2425 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°27′12″N 79°58′47″W / 40.453250°N 79.979770°W / 40.453250; -79.979770
General Director
Christopher Hahn
Music Director
Antony Walker
Budget (2021)
$6,200,000
Websitepittsburghopera.org
The opera's main performance venue, the Benedum Center

History edit

Pittsburgh Opera was established in 1939 as the Pittsburgh Opera Company and is the eighth-oldest opera company in the United States. The company was founded by five women who established the Pittsburgh Opera Society in 1939, making possible the inaugural performance of Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann at the Carnegie Music Hall in March 1940.[3] The first director of the company was Richard Karp, from 1942 to 1977. His daughter Barbara Karp took over her father's duties during his final illness. James DeBlasis then served as interim artistic director after the resignation of Barbara Karp. In 1983, Tito Capobianco became Pittsburgh Opera's general director, holding this position until 1997.[4] From 1997 to 2000, Capobianco was the company's artistic director, before leaving in 2000.[5]

Mark Weinstein became general director of Pittsburgh Opera in 1999, after starting as executive director in 1997.[4] During his tenure, he presided over an increase in the company's endowment from US $4 million to US $16 million, as well as the retirement of US $2.5 million in debt.[6] Weinstein also presided over the addition of an extra production during the company season, 5 productions as opposed to 4, from the 2001-2002 season to the 2003-2004 season.[7] Weinstein announced his resignation as Pittsburgh Opera's general director effective February 1, 2008.[8] Artistic Director Christopher Hahn was appointed as General Director in June 2008.

During Christopher Hahn’s tenure as General Director, the company’s repertoire expanded considerably to include Baroque and many contemporary works. In 2017 Pittsburgh Opera produced its first world premiere, The Summer King – the Josh Gibson Story. Based on the life and tragic death of the Hall of Fame baseball player who grew up in Pittsburgh and starred for the Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords, The Summer King featured bass-baritone Alfred Walker in the role of Josh Gibson and acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves as his love-interest Grace.

Mr. Hahn has expanded Pittsburgh Opera’s prestigious Resident Artist Program to include two annual productions, both of which are offered as part of the full subscription series. Hailed as one of the country's leading training programs for young singers, Pittsburgh Opera’s Resident Artist Program provides professional development during a two-year session. The program has fostered the careers of singers that regularly perform on the world stage, including Marianne Cornetti, Rolando Villazón, Oren Gradus, David Miller, Maria Zifchak, Kevin Glavin, Danielle Pastin, Sean Panikkar, and Audrey Luna. In 2017, Luna sang the highest note ever recorded in the Metropolitan Opera’s 130-year history.

Mr. Hahn also led the 2008 move to Pittsburgh Opera’s new headquarters 2021-06-14 at the Wayback Machine in the historic George Westinghouse Air Brake Factory at 2425 Liberty Avenue, in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, and developed a range of audience and community programs that take place there. The building has a deep connection to Pittsburgh’s storied past – it was built as George Westinghouse’s original air brake factory in 1869. At 45,000 square feet, the renovated building features offices, 4,000 square feet of rehearsal spaces, costume, wig, and makeup shops, and a kitchen, meeting the “multimedia” requirements of opera. The renovation resulted in Silver-level LEED certification in the Operations and Maintenance category in June 2011, and incorporates the site’s exposed brick interiors, 150 historically-accurate windows and original metal fire safes.

Christopher Hahn served as the company's artistic director from 2000 until his appointment as General Director. John Mauceri was Music Director of Pittsburgh Opera from 2000 until his resignation in 2006, to take up an academic post in North Carolina.[9] In October 2006, Antony Walker was named the next Music Director of Pittsburgh Opera, and assumed the post immediately.[10] Walker's initial contract was for 3 years, but has since been extended through the 2011-12 season.[11] On April 1, 2008, in a performance of Verdi's Aïda at the Benedum Center, in the final act of the opera, Walker stepped in to sing the role of Radames from the orchestra pit, conducting at the same time, while the tenor acted the role on stage.[12]

Music Directors edit

  • Theo Alcántara (1987-2002)
  • John Mauceri (2000–2006)
  • Antony Walker (2006–present)

References edit

  1. ^ "NonprofitName Internal Revenue Service filings". ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
  2. ^ "Home". usgbc.org.
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
  4. ^ a b Croan, Robert (4 May 1999). "Weinstein to take helm at Opera". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  5. ^ Croan, Robert (9 October 2005). "'The Illustrated History of Opera in Pittsburgh: The Pittsburgh Opera Story' by Hax McCullough". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  6. ^ Kanny, Mark (23 March 2007). "RiverParc development will force relocation of opera". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2007-10-06.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Kanny, Mark (11 November 2007). "Leadership changes may take opera to its next step". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2007-12-05.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Druckenbrod, Andrew (29 October 2007). "Pittsburgh Opera's chief leaving for D.C." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  9. ^ Croan, Robert (13 May 2006). "Opera's music director to lead North Carolina School of the Arts". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  10. ^ Kanny, Mark (12 October 2006). . Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  11. ^ Druckenbrod, Andrew (12 October 2006). "Pittsburgh Opera welcomes young Aussie as its new music director". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  12. ^ Druckenbrod, Andrew (2 April 2008). "Conductor does double duty as tenor loses voice". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2008-04-02.

External links edit

  • Official website

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Pittsburgh Opera is an American opera company based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Opera gives performances in several venues primarily at the Benedum Center with other performances at the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School CAPA Theater Pittsburgh Opera headquarters Archived 2009 09 07 at the Wayback Machine is located in the former George Westinghouse Air Brake Factory 2425 Liberty Avenue in the Strip District Pittsburgh Opera has been awarded LEED Silver Certification by the U S Green Building Council 2 and is the first green opera company in the U S in the Operations and Maintenance Category Pittsburgh Opera s headquarters is also the oldest green building in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh OperaThe Pittsburgh Opera BuildingEstablished1939 85 years ago 1939 TypeNonprofitTax ID no 25 1073139 1 Headquarters2425 Liberty AvenuePittsburgh PennsylvaniaCoordinates40 27 12 N 79 58 47 W 40 453250 N 79 979770 W 40 453250 79 979770General DirectorChristopher HahnMusic DirectorAntony WalkerBudget 2021 6 200 000Websitepittsburghopera wbr orgThis article or section may need to be formatted You can help Wikipedia by formatting it if you know how Please also consider changing this notice to be more specific October 2023 The opera s main performance venue the Benedum Center Contents 1 History 2 Music Directors 3 References 4 External linksHistory editPittsburgh Opera was established in 1939 as the Pittsburgh Opera Company and is the eighth oldest opera company in the United States The company was founded by five women who established the Pittsburgh Opera Society in 1939 making possible the inaugural performance of Offenbach s Les Contes d Hoffmann at the Carnegie Music Hall in March 1940 3 The first director of the company was Richard Karp from 1942 to 1977 His daughter Barbara Karp took over her father s duties during his final illness James DeBlasis then served as interim artistic director after the resignation of Barbara Karp In 1983 Tito Capobianco became Pittsburgh Opera s general director holding this position until 1997 4 From 1997 to 2000 Capobianco was the company s artistic director before leaving in 2000 5 Mark Weinstein became general director of Pittsburgh Opera in 1999 after starting as executive director in 1997 4 During his tenure he presided over an increase in the company s endowment from US 4 million to US 16 million as well as the retirement of US 2 5 million in debt 6 Weinstein also presided over the addition of an extra production during the company season 5 productions as opposed to 4 from the 2001 2002 season to the 2003 2004 season 7 Weinstein announced his resignation as Pittsburgh Opera s general director effective February 1 2008 8 Artistic Director Christopher Hahn was appointed as General Director in June 2008 During Christopher Hahn s tenure as General Director the company s repertoire expanded considerably to include Baroque and many contemporary works In 2017 Pittsburgh Opera produced its first world premiere The Summer King the Josh Gibson Story Based on the life and tragic death of the Hall of Fame baseball player who grew up in Pittsburgh and starred for the Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords The Summer King featured bass baritone Alfred Walker in the role of Josh Gibson and acclaimed mezzo soprano Denyce Graves as his love interest Grace Mr Hahn has expanded Pittsburgh Opera s prestigious Resident Artist Program to include two annual productions both of which are offered as part of the full subscription series Hailed as one of the country s leading training programs for young singers Pittsburgh Opera s Resident Artist Program provides professional development during a two year session The program has fostered the careers of singers that regularly perform on the world stage including Marianne Cornetti Rolando Villazon Oren Gradus David Miller Maria Zifchak Kevin Glavin Danielle Pastin Sean Panikkar and Audrey Luna In 2017 Luna sang the highest note ever recorded in the Metropolitan Opera s 130 year history Mr Hahn also led the 2008 move to Pittsburgh Opera s new headquarters Archived 2021 06 14 at the Wayback Machine in the historic George Westinghouse Air Brake Factory at 2425 Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh s Strip District and developed a range of audience and community programs that take place there The building has a deep connection to Pittsburgh s storied past it was built as George Westinghouse s original air brake factory in 1869 At 45 000 square feet the renovated building features offices 4 000 square feet of rehearsal spaces costume wig and makeup shops and a kitchen meeting the multimedia requirements of opera The renovation resulted in Silver level LEED certification in the Operations and Maintenance category in June 2011 and incorporates the site s exposed brick interiors 150 historically accurate windows and original metal fire safes Christopher Hahn served as the company s artistic director from 2000 until his appointment as General Director John Mauceri was Music Director of Pittsburgh Opera from 2000 until his resignation in 2006 to take up an academic post in North Carolina 9 In October 2006 Antony Walker was named the next Music Director of Pittsburgh Opera and assumed the post immediately 10 Walker s initial contract was for 3 years but has since been extended through the 2011 12 season 11 On April 1 2008 in a performance of Verdi s Aida at the Benedum Center in the final act of the opera Walker stepped in to sing the role of Radames from the orchestra pit conducting at the same time while the tenor acted the role on stage 12 Music Directors editTheo Alcantara 1987 2002 John Mauceri 2000 2006 Antony Walker 2006 present References edit NonprofitName Internal Revenue Service filings ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer Home usgbc org Pittsburgh Opera Archived from the original on 2012 02 07 Retrieved 2007 12 30 a b Croan Robert 4 May 1999 Weinstein to take helm at Opera Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved 2007 12 05 Croan Robert 9 October 2005 The Illustrated History of Opera in Pittsburgh The Pittsburgh Opera Story by Hax McCullough Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved 2007 10 06 Kanny Mark 23 March 2007 RiverParc development will force relocation of opera Pittsburgh Tribune Review Retrieved 2007 10 06 permanent dead link Kanny Mark 11 November 2007 Leadership changes may take opera to its next step Pittsburgh Tribune Review Retrieved 2007 12 05 permanent dead link Druckenbrod Andrew 29 October 2007 Pittsburgh Opera s chief leaving for D C Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved 2007 12 05 Croan Robert 13 May 2006 Opera s music director to lead North Carolina School of the Arts Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved 2007 10 06 Kanny Mark 12 October 2006 Pittsburgh Opera names music director Pittsburgh Tribune Review Archived from the original on 2007 02 10 Retrieved 2007 10 06 Druckenbrod Andrew 12 October 2006 Pittsburgh Opera welcomes young Aussie as its new music director Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved 2007 10 06 Druckenbrod Andrew 2 April 2008 Conductor does double duty as tenor loses voice Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved 2008 04 02 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pittsburgh Opera amp oldid 1182789014, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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