PITTSBURGH OPERA ANNOUNCES ITS 86TH SEASON
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February 20, 2024
Pittsburgh Opera announces its 2024–25 season, the company’s 86th. The season showcases Pittsburgh Opera’s commitment to performing world-class productions encompassing both the classical and modern eras.
Pittsburgh Opera will be producing five operas, which will be performed across a total of three different venues—the Benedum Center, Pittsburgh CAPA School Theater, and Pittsburgh Opera’s headquarters the Bitz Opera Factory. The different venues give audiences a chance to experience opera on both a grand and intimate scale.
Download the full PDF, which includes descriptions of each production, information about the cast and artistic teams, and full event dates and descriptions.
THE OPERAS
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- Music by Giacomo Puccini; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
- Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
- October 5, 8, 11, 13, 2024
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
- Music by Pietro Mascagni with a libretto by Guido Menasci and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Cavalleria)
- Music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo (Pagliacci)
- Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
- November 9, 12, 15, 17, 2024
- Music by Joseph Haydn, with a libretto taken from Antonio Tozzi's 1775 opera Rinaldo, as amended by Nunziato Porta
- Pittsburgh CAPA School Theater, downtown Pittsburgh
- January 25, 28, 31, February 2, 2025
- Music by Giacomo Puccini, with a libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
- Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
- March 22, 25, 28, 30, 2025
Woman With Eyes Closed – World Premiere!
- Music by Jennifer Higdon, with a libretto by Jerre Dye
- Bitz Opera Factory, in Pittsburgh’s Strip District
- Commissioned by Opera Philadelphia
- April 26, 29, May 2, 4, 2025
SPECIAL EVENTS
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Bravo Academy (summer camp for rising 6th-9th graders)
- Week 1: Monday, July 15 – Friday, July 19, 2024
- Week 2: Monday, July 22 – Friday, July 26, 2024
69th Annual Diamond Horseshoe Celebration – September 28, 2024
Fashion Show – April 7, 2025
Maecenas XL – May 17, 2025
FREE, LOW COST, AND OTHER EVENTS
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FREE Pre-Opera Talks - one hour before each performance
FREE Meet The Artists - following each Tuesday evening performance
FREE Rising Stars concert - at the Bitz Opera Factory
FREE Song Shop Concerts - selected Saturdays during the season at the Bitz Opera Factory
FRIENDS of Pittsburgh Opera events
Pittsburgh Opera New Guard events
TICKETS
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Season tickets (subscriptions) are now available. Subscription packages range from $30 - $544.
Pittsburgh Opera’s Opus Pass lets patrons see as many live opera performances as they want all season. For one low monthly price, passholders get a year’s worth of unlimited admission to every performance of every opera, subject to availability.
Single ticket sales begin in August
Single tickets for the Benedum Center productions start at just $15; Children and teens ages 6–18 are half-off for all operas.
Group discounts, including student discounts, are available.
SPONSORS
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Pittsburgh Opera’s season is made possible, onstage and off, by support from all corners of the community. Pittsburgh Opera offers a range of flexible gift options and potential tax benefits for individuals, local businesses, and corporations. Sponsorship opportunities include:
- Production Sponsorships – Help bring a production to life while pulling back the curtain and entertaining clients or friends. Gifts begin at $25,000.
- Resident Artist Sponsorships – Support future opera stars while building personal relationships with artists. Gifts begin at $10,000.
- Family Day & Community Programs – Underwrite free or low-cost concerts, because everyone deserves access to opera. Gifts begin at $5,000.
- Parties & Events – Sponsor Galas, networking events, parties, and happy hours. Gifts begin at $1,000.
To learn more about becoming a sponsor, contact Pittsburgh Opera at 412-281-0912 x226 or via email.
- PNC is Pittsburgh Opera’s 2024–25 Season Sponsor.
- WQED-FM is Pittsburgh Opera’s Media Sponsor.
- Ambridge Regional Distribution and Manufacturing Center is the Tuesday performance and ‘Meet the Artists’ post-show event sponsor.
- Natural Awakenings Magazine is the Song Shop Concerts sponsor.