2010-2011 Season

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The Barber of Seville

(Il barbiere di Siviglia)
Pittsburgh Opera's The Barber of Seville
Music by Gioacchino Rossini
Libretto by Cesare Sterbini – based on Pierre Beaumarchais's comedy Le Barbier de Séville
Sung in Italian with English texts projected above the stage
Benedum Center

Performances

Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 6:00 PM*
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Friday, October 15, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 2:00 PM
*NOTE – The performance start time for the Saturday, October 9, 2010 performance has been moved to 6:00 PM to accommodate The Diamond Horseshoe Ball.

Lucia di Lammermoor

Pittsburgh Opera's Lucia di Lammermoor
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano – loosely based on Sir Walter Scott's historical novel The Bride of Lammermoor
Sung in Italian with English texts projected above the stage
Benedum Center

Performances

Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Friday, November 19, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, November 21, 2010 at 2:00 PM

Rinaldo

Pittsburgh Opera's Rinaldo
Music by George Frederick Handel
Libretto by Giacomo Rossi based on episodes of Torquato Tasso’s Gerusalemme liberate (“Jerusalem Delivered”)
Sung in Italian with English texts projected above the stage
CAPA Theater

Performances

Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Friday, February 4, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 2:00 PM

Turandot

Pittsburgh Opera's Turandot
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
Sung in Italian with English texts projected above the stage
Benedum Center

Performances

Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Friday, April 1, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 2:00 PM

Dialogues of the Carmelites

(Dialogues des Carmélites)
Pittsburgh Opera's Dialogues of the Carmelites
Music and libretto by Francis Poulenc
Taken from the play Dialogues des carmélites by Georges Bernanos
Sung in French with English texts projected above the stage
Benedum Center

Performances

Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Friday, May 6, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 2:00 PM