Curlew River's final weekend!

Ethereal voices in candlelight at Calvary Episcopal Church. (photo credit: David Bachman)

"It’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 Curlew River rings with grandeur at Calvary Episcopal Church in Shadyside for one final weekend.

Two performances remain!

The Madwoman (Logan Wagner) has learned what happened to her son, and all her hope is swept away. (Video credit: RLG Creations)

Celebrate yourself by planning your legacy (photo credit: David Bachman)

Estate Planning Seminar and Discussion

Tuesday, February 03, 2026
4:00 PM
via Zoom

Does your estate plan provide for your care, for your heirs, and for your charities?

Answer these questions at Pittsburgh Opera’s Estate Planning Seminar and Discussion, presented by Kathleen Schneider, Esq.

This seminar will be held over Zoom.

REGISTER HERE to receive the Zoom link. Feel free to submit your questions via this form as well!

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Behind the Scenes at Pittsburgh Opera

Wednesday, February 4, 2026
5:30 PM
The Pittsburgh Golf Club (Oakland)

Attention opera adventurers! Join us for our new series Outside the Salon, designed to expand opera into new frontiers and venues across Pittsburgh!

Step behind the curtain with General Director Christopher Hahn and Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artists. Join us for an evening of elegance, intrigue, and extraordinary talent.

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