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Pittsburgh Opera's 2025-26 season announcement

 


Pittsburgh Opera announces its 2025–26 season, the company’s 87th. The season showcases Pittsburgh Opera’s commitment to producing world-class operas ranging from classical works to a world premiere.

Pittsburgh Opera will be producing five operas, which will be performed across a total of four different venues—the Benedum Center, the Byham Theater, Pittsburgh Opera’s headquarters the Bitz Opera Factory, and for the first time Calvary Episcopal Church. The different venues give audiences a chance to experience opera on both a grand and intimate scale.

The Operas

La Bohème

Music by Giacomo Puccini; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa

Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, downtown Pittsburgh

October 18, 21, 23, 24, 26, 2025

Fellow Travelers

Music by Gregory Spears with a libretto by Greg Pierce, based on the novel by Thomas Mallon

Byham Theater, downtown Pittsburgh

November 14, 15, 16, 2025

Curlew River

Music by Benjamin Britten, with a libretto by William Plomer

Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside

January 24, 27, 30, February 1, 2026

Time to Act – World Premiere!

Music by Laura Kaminsky with a libretto by Crystal Manich

Bitz Opera Factory, in Pittsburgh’s Strip District

February 28, March 3, 6, 8, 2026

Falstaff

Music by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto adapted by Arrigo Boito from the play The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, by William Shakespeare

Benedum Center for the Performing Arts

April 28, 30, May 1, 3, 2026

Special Events

Bravo Academy (summer camp for ages 11-15)

Week 1: Monday, July 7, 2025 – Friday, July 11, 2025

Week 2: Monday, July 14, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025

70th Annual Diamond Horseshoe Celebration – Saturday, October 11, 2025

Fashion Show – Monday, March 23, 2026

Maecenas XLI – Saturday, May 16, 2026

Free, Low-Cost, and Other Events

FREE Pre-Opera Talks- one hour before each performance, unless otherwise indicated

FREE Meet The Artists - following each Tuesday evening performance, unless otherwise indicated

FREE Rising Stars concert – Sept. 28, 2025 at the Bitz Opera Factory

FREE Song Shop concerts - selected Saturdays during the season at the Bitz Opera Factory, including a Holiday concert (Dec. 2025) and an America 250 concert (May 2026)

FRIENDS of Pittsburgh Opera events

Pittsburgh Opera New Guard events

WQED previews and broadcasts

Tickets

Season tickets (subscriptions) are now available. Subscription packages range from $35.50 - $581.

Pittsburgh Opera’s Opus Pass lets patrons see as many live opera performances as they want all season. For one low monthly price, passholders get a year’s worth of unlimited admission to every performance of every opera, subject to availability.

Single ticket sales begin in August

Group discounts, including student discounts, are available. Children and teens ages 6–18 are half-off for all operas.

Sponsors

PNC is Pittsburgh Opera’s 2025–26 Season Sponsor.

WQED-FM is Pittsburgh Opera’s Media Sponsor.

Ambridge Regional Distribution and Manufacturing Center is the Tuesday performance and ‘Meet the Artists’ post-show event sponsor.

Natural Awakenings Magazine is the Song Shop Concerts sponsor.

Pittsburgh Opera’s season is made possible, onstage and off, by support from all corners of the community. Pittsburgh Opera offers a range of flexible gift options and potential tax benefits for individuals, local businesses, and corporations. To learn more about becoming a sponsor, contact Pittsburgh Opera at 412-281-0912 x226 or development@pittsburghopera.org.


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