Important Updates from Pittsburgh Festival Opera

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Pittsburgh Festival Opera has unfortunately had to cancel our Holiday House Tour scheduled for Saturday, December 6, in Treesdale.

We are processing full refunds to all ticket purchasers, which will be credited back to the card used for the original purchase. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this change may cause.

Thank you very much for your understanding and continued support of PFO. We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and look forward to seeing you at a future event!

On Saturday, November 29 at 1 p.m., WQED FM 89.3 is broadcasting Cilea's powerful opera, Adriana Lecouvreur. Join Anna Singer and our own Marianne Cornetti for an in-depth conversation. They’ll spill the tea on this dramatic tale of love, betrayal, and poisoned violets
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If you remember PFO's stunning concert opera performance of Adriana Lecouvreur from last year, you know you won't want to miss this encore discussion with Marianne Cornetti herself!

Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear a fascinating conversation about this opera from two Pittsburgh opera experts.

Listen live at 89.3 FM or https://www.wqed.org/fm/player/main

Click below for a special message from Marianne Cornetti, General Manager/Artistic Director for Pittsburgh Festival Opera!

Please join Pittsburgh Festival Opera 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

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!

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