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  Royalists take note. There’s a musical unfolding this week at the Benedum Center that’s sure to warm the cockles of your heart. Musical theater lovers may also want to take notice. One of the most densely packed series of singable and lovable songs by Frederick Loewe (or perhaps anyone else) you’ll ever find is getting the royal treatment from a well-honed orchestra of 27 and some of the most gorgeous voices that have crossed the Benedum stage this past six months, operas perhaps excepted. Camelot. The word veritably rings with romance, intrigue, idealistic aspirations, villainy, humor, betrayal in a narrative that’s part legend, part fable, part fairy tale and pure magic. Adam Kantor as King Arthur and John L. Grimsley as King Pellinore Credit: Matt Polk The curtain rises on a young King Arthur apprehensive about the thought of his impending arranged marriage and hiding behind a tree. He’s called out by his teacher, the wizard Merlin, who lives his life backwards from th...

Composer Lera Auerbach Taking a Bow with Maestro Honek after a Performance of Her "Frozen Dreams"      The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra closed out its 2024-2025 classical  music  season today (Sunday, June 15) with three works that could hardly be  more  dissimilar.           The first, a commissioned work titled “Frozen Dreams” is by Russian-born Lera Auerbach. A “reimagining” of her earlier “Frozen Dreams” for string quartet, this expansion into an orchestral landscape calls for a number of unique percussive items and opens with the scraping of two friction mallets (used in sound healing practices) across a tam-tam to produce “otherworldly sounds.” In the program booklet, Auerbach s quoted as saying “Though the title “Frozen Dreams” suggests stasis, this work is, at its core, about movement – about the delicate tension between what is remembered and what is forgotten, between what is possible and what...

  Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community Saturday, June 14 | 9:00 am Stage AE 400 N Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Whether you're a casual stroller or a power walker, your steps help support the arts and public wellness right here in Pittsburgh! Registration is free, and all donations from our walk team go directly to Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s mission to bring accessible, innovative opera to all!  Congratulations to Bonnie R. who won two tickets to  An Evening Under the Stars with OUR Stars  just by registering to walk with PFO!  Join us tomorrow (June 14) for another fun raffle at the walk! You can register online or at the registration tent in the morning! A $30 donation when registering will get you an event t-shirt! Let’s make this year's Highmark Walk a celebration of music, movement, and community! Register today and help Pittsburgh Festival Opera keep Pittsburgh singing! REGISTER NOW!   Save the Date! An Evening at the Moulin Rouge  Sun...

  Chamber Music Pittsburgh Announces Voices of Pittsburgh: Two Summer Programs Featuring Pittsburgh Artists Singer ANQWENIQUE, Vocal Octet Reson8 Headline Four  Pittsburgh Performs  Concerts PITTSBURGH, PA—Chamber Music Pittsburgh (CMP) is thrilled to announce its  2025  Pittsburgh Performs  series , which brings innovative local musicians into unexpected neighborhood venues. “Voices of Pittsburgh” will open with two concerts featuring multitalented vocalist ANQWENIQUE in a program celebrating Juneteenth, followed by the vocal octet Reson8 presenting “Singing Out Loud,” a celebration of LGBTQ+ composers in July. These concerts will take place across the city, bringing the valuable experience of live music to Pittsburgh’s many neighborhoods. “ Pittsburgh Performs  has been a core part of our mission for many seasons—it provides a platform for us to showcase the diverse talents of musicians here in our region,” says  Martha Bonta , Executive and Art...

  Welcome to the 57th Season It's our biggest season yet! Don't miss a note ►We’ve added  two new pops concerts  for a total of seven (7) concerts this season! Enjoy  The Music of John Williams  and the  Best of Broadway,  plus the classical concerts you know and love. ►New! Flex Pass:  Pick any four concerts— classical, pops, or a mix. Your music, your schedule, your way. Subscribe Today! New! Choose from Five Great Subscription Options 🎻 Symphonic Series:  (4 classical concerts) 🎄 Symphonic Plus:  (4 concerts + Holiday concert) 🎷 Pops Series : (Holiday + 2 Pops Concerts) 👑 Full Series:  (All 7 concerts)  🎟️ Flex Pass:  (choose any 4 concerts) 📫Current subscribers  - watch your mailboxes for your renewal forms and season brochures or  renew online .  New subscriber?  Purchase online  or by phone 724-837-1850 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Mon-Fri Watch an exclusive season preview video!  2025-2026 ...