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Curlew River's final weekend!

  Ethereal voices in candlelight at Calvary Episcopal Church. (photo credit: David Bachman)   "I t’s in the stillness that we find truth" It's cold out there, but you can still thaw out your heartstrings at Benjamin  Britten's exquisite and otherworldly operatic parable,  Curlew River  this weekend! "Pittsburgh Opera’s production of  Curlew River  is indeed a spiritual experience, moving and vulnerable," raves  onStage Pittsburgh , who found the performance "...so intimate and otherworldly that it gives me goosebumps. For a moment, I forget where I am." "I’m fighting back tears when I’m conducting and experiencing this moment," said maestro  Antony Walker  in a recent interview with the  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . "Like the best operas, the music and the drama will go to your heart." Written in the style of monastic plain song (sung in English) and laden with musical symbolism, the candle-lit theatrical simplicity  of  Curl...
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific in Concert

  H Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel "Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener Performances JAN 30 FRI 7:30 PM JAN 31 SAT 7:30 PM FEB 1 SUN 2:30 PM About this Performance In collaboration with Pittsburgh CLO and Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama The beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein classic comes to life in an extraordinary concert event. Relive iconic songs like "Some Enchanted Evening," "Bali Ha'i," and "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair," all brought to you with breathtaking vocals and lush orchestration performed by your Pittsburgh Symphony. Music soars and the island magic never fades in  South Pacific. ri, Jan 30 - Sun, Feb 1, 2026 Get Tickets Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Heinz Hall Live Music     Concert
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Best Immersive Art Experience? You Decide!

  Celebrating Barbara Luderowski Jan. 26 marked Mattress Factory founder's 96th birthday   On Monday, Jan. 26, we celebrated the birthday of Mattress Factory's founder, Barbara Luderowski (1930 - 2018). This marked what would have been her 96th birthday.  Barbara founded Mattress Factory in 1977 as a space by artists, for artists.  As the museum approaches 50 years, we continue to be committed to her mission in all that we do. " People ask me, 'What was your vision?' Truthfully, I had no vision. Many 'visionaries' just dream up a rationale for what they did after somebody asks them that puzzling question. I wanted an intellectual community. When I look back on it, I'd say that was my desire: a community - eating, drinking, and doing the work. And it's worked out far better than I could ever have thought. " - Barbara Luderowski  Barbara deCoux Luderowski was an artist, sculptor, designer, and pioneering leader of Pittsburgh’s burgeoning arts sce...
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