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          Mark A. Anderson, Artistic Director   Join the Pittsburgh Camerata for an intimate  Christmas Cocktail Party,  featuring live performances by our singers -- an event of festive music, warm company, and holiday cheer. Enjoy a close-up musical experience while celebrating the spirit of the season and the community that makes our work possible. Date: Friday, December 19, 2025 Time: 5:30 pm to 7 pm Location: The Manse, 5201 Pembroke Place, Pittsburgh 15232 Tickets are $75 each Purchase Tickets Here Make a Donation Here Questions? Call Jan Littrell, Camerata Managing Director, at 814-312-4669

  Click below to meet the cast of La Gioconda! Join PFO for our 2025 Season Highlight! Pittsburgh Concert Opera Debut of La Gioconda Sunday, December 14 | 4:00 pm Carnegie Music Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 For tickets and more information: CLICK HERE There will be an opera talk before the performance starting at 2:45 pm with WQED-FM artistic director Jim Cunningham. Maestro Christopher Franklin, Marianne Cornetti, and chorus master Andy Whitfield will all be guests for this pre-performance opera talk! featuring: You are cordially invited!  Sing and Ring in the New Year Gala Wednesday, December 31 | 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Field Club 121 Field Club Road Pittsburgh, PA 15238 Special Hotel Deal  - Stay at the Cambria Hotel, downtown Pittsburgh for just $129 on New Year's Eve with our PFO room block! Must book by December 15. Reservation link is available on our  PFO website ! Shuttle Service  - A shuttle to the event is available from TWO locations for ...

  FINAL 5 PERFORMANCES! LOUISA MAY ALCOTT'S LITTLE WOMEN by Lauren Gunderson Directed by Kaja Dunn Now  – December 13, 2025 A Rolling World Premiere From the playwright of  The Revolutionists  and the  Christmas at Pemberley  series comes the world premiere of a new adaptation of a beloved classic.  Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women  explores the parallel lives of the author’s family and the iconic March sisters – Jo, Beth, Meg, and Amy -- in a heartwarming coming of age tale of empowerment, family, resilience – and the creation of an American literary masterpiece, with Alcott herself center stage. Co-commissioned and originally produced by City Theatre; Northlight Theatre, Chicago, IL; People’s Light, Malvern, PA; and TheatreWorks, Palo Alto, CA. Performance Schedule Tues, Dec. 9 - 7:30pm  Wed, Dec. 10 - 7:30pm  Thurs, Dec. 11 - 7:30pm  **Fri, Dec. 12 - 7:30pm  Sat, Dec. 13 - 1:00pm  **Join us for a dance lesson with ...

Trombonist Reggie Watkins, percussionist Soojin Park, Bassist Paul Thompson and Dr. Alton Merrill on keyboard.   Soojin Park, percussionist, performed this evening with three members of the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie. The percussionist was the featured artist in the Carnegie's Emerging Artist Series, which closed out the current season this evening. There'll be more to come next year. Trombonist Reggie Watkins, Bassist Paul Thompson, percussionist Soojin Park and Dr. Alton Merrill on keyboard. In concert with her were Dr. Alton Merrill on keyboard, Paul Thompson on bass and Reggie Watkins on trombone.. To warm up the audience with a holiday tune, the ensemble opened with a jazz version of "Chestnuts Roasting on an open Fire." The afternoon program was a mix of tempos and moods and included everything from Cole Porter's "Love for Sale" and Billy Strayhorn's "Rain Check" to Kenny ...

  This Week at the Pittsburgh Playhouse   There’s something for everyone at the Playhouse this week, and we are pleased to present some of Pittsburgh’s finest talent! Experience a stunning dance performance from our COPA Dance Company, engage with industry insights at a compelling thought leadership discussion led by a renowned music insider Rich Engler, and don’t miss our music performances - the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra, and a concert of holiday classics by Joe Serafini of Disney+  High School Musical: The Musical: The Series ! See what’s happening, and we look forward to seeing  you  this week!   Contemporary Choreographers Wednesday, December 11 through Sunday, December 15 The Conservatory Dance Company presents a concert featuring works by newly-appointed, to-be-announced Point Park University dance faculty.  Featuring  Beverly Bautista, Norbert de la Cruz, Julia Erickson, and Bridget Moore. Buy Tickets! Backstage/Onstage with Rich Engler Th...

            According to Brian Burns, Pittsburgh has had a long history of “Messiah” sing-alongs.           As the music director/organist at Calvary United Methodist Church on Pittsburgh’s North Side, Burns said that years ago, a few members of the congregation thought it would be a good idea for the church to stage a sing-along of its own. The first performance of its “Messiah” included 4 string players and 25 singers. In the years since, the current program has grown to 82 singers, four soloists and close to 20 musicians who somehow comfortably fit into the church’s chancel.           “At our 125 anniversary and that of our sister church, the First United Methodist Church of Shadyside, we fit 100 singers in the chancel,” Burns said.           Now in its thirteenth annual year, save for a two-ye...