Christopher Hahn, center, in the newly-renamed Hahn Rehearsal Hall, with Izear Winfrey, left, and Ron Booth Credit: David Bachman Pi ttsburgh Opera officially named its rehearsal hall in honor of retiring General Director Christopher Hahn during an intimate ceremony on May 28. The Hahn Rehearsal Hall recognizes a leader who shaped the artistic life of the company and the careers of countless artists who passed through its doors. The Hall has been the heart of Pittsburgh Opera since 2008, when the company moved its headquarters to 2425 Liberty Avenue in the Strip District and custom-built the space for its needs. Every production the company produces begins there, from first rehearsal through studio run-through. The building itself, the Bitz Opera Factory , began life as George Westinghouse's air brake factory in 1869. More on its history can be found here . It is fitting that the room where every Pittsburgh Opera production takes shape now carries Christopher Hahn's nam...
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