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- Current Media Releases
- Pittsburgh Opera celebrates Mary Cardwell Dawson and Black Opera in Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh Opera to offer free childcare during La Traviata matinee
- Pittsburgh Opera announces its 86th Season
- Pittsburgh Opera announces first of its kind rideshare voucher program
- Pittsburgh Opera presents both old and new operas this winter
- Pittsburgh Opera presents beloved favorites, rare gems, and free concerts this fall
- Pittsburgh Opera announces new Board of Directors President and Members
- Pittsburgh Opera announces its 2023-24 Resident Artists
- Pittsburgh Opera's 2023 Piano Sale is Aug. 24-27
- Robert and Christine Pietrandrea commit $500,000 to sponsor Pittsburgh Opera productions
- Pittsburgh Opera presents two modern operas in May during international opera conference
- Emily Richter a Grand Finals Winner of Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition
Grand & Glorious, 2014. Photo credit: David Bachman
Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra
The Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra is central to the production of each opera we put on stage. Working with Music Director Antony Walker, the orchestra consistently garners enthusiastic reviews and is acclaimed for its excellence.
Orchestra musicians employed by Pittsburgh Opera are members of the Pittsburgh Musician’s Union, Local #60-471, of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
Click each section of the orchestra below to show the personnel.
STRINGS
Violin
Charles Stegeman, Concertmaster
Rachel Stegeman, Assistant Concertmaster
VACANT, Principal Violin II
Jami Bale
Jennifer Madge
Juan C. Jaramillo
MaryBeth Schotting
Sara Schaft
Kate M. Black
Anne Moskal
Rochelle Agnew
Maureen Conlon-Gutierrez
Joshua Huang
Tobias Chisnall
Victor Avila
Gabrielle Faetini
Viola
Jennifer Gerhard Mangone, Principal
John McCarthy
Louise Farbman
Rebecca Rothermel
Derek Smith
Cello
Paula Tuttle
Joseph Bishkoff, Jr.
Kathleen Melucci, Principal
Jonathan Tortolano
Elisa Kohanski
Bass
Jeffrey T. Mangone, Sr., Principal
Robert J. Skavronski
Andrew Kohn
J. Michael Priester
WOODWINDS
Flute
Barbara O’Brien, Principal
Thomas Godfrey
Emilio Ruttlant-Perez
Oboe
Robert Driscoll, Jr., Principal
Cynthia Anderson
Clarinet
Mary Beth Skaggs Malek, Principal
Alix Reinhardt
Bassoon
Don Hollis
Linda Morton Fisher, Principal
BRASS
Horn
Evan Geiger, Principal
VACANT
VACANT
VACANT
Trumpet
Karen Lee Sloneker
David Anderson
Christopher Wilson, Principal
Trombone
Glenn Wayland
John Sebastian Vera, Principal
Taylor Jones
Tuba
Philip VanOuse, Principal
HARP
Harp
Nuiko Wadden, Principal
TIMPANI
Timpani
John DiIanni, Principal
PERCUSSION
Percussion
Jan Fung, Principal
LIBRARY & PERSONNEL MANAGER
Librarian
Eleanor Cameron
Personnel Manager
Sarah Schultz