From Spirits of the Burgh Festival to Horror Realm Con, find all the best things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend in our ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

The Pittsburgh Festival Opera was awarded the bronze world medal for excellence in a production dealing with society and societal issues at the New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards on ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Left to right: singers Erik Nordstrom, Timothi Williams, Shannon Crowley and Logan Wagner are featured in "Time to Act." Studying Greek tragedies about war, it’s been noted, can help contemporary ...

PITTSBURGH — 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 ...

Christopher M. Powell was named executive director of the Pittsburgh Festival Opera effective March 12. Powell was the director of artistic initiatives for the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, ...