For the first-time ever, Pittsburgh Opera is presenting the French opera “Orpheus & Eurydice,” with the first performance set for Saturday. It is based on the same Greek myth that inspired the Broadway hit “Hadestown,” What is it about? After the death of his beloved Eurydice, ...
Pittsburgh Opera is opening its 2026-27 season with Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Rigoletto” this Saturday at the Benedum Center. It will be the first time the opera has been presented in Pittsburgh in 14 years. What is it about? Sharp-witted court jester Rigoletto is the philandering ...
When it comes to being inspired to pursue a career as a singer, Matthew Soibelman owes more of a debt to Sammy Davis Jr. than Placido Domingo. Growing up in California and possessing a cavernously deep voice, Soibelman had toyed with becoming a disc jockey and joined the campus radio ...
Were it not for a simple twist of fate, Eric Taylor might be reconstructing jaws instead of belting arias. The 30-year-old Utah native had long had his sights set on being an oral maxillofacial surgeon. In a large, musically-inclined family, Taylor was the only one who didn’t take voice ...
