Pittsburgh Festival Opera

Pittsburgh Festival Opera is an annual midsummer performing arts festival. The Festival presents innovative opera, producing American works, reinterpretations of older works, and new works, for the widest possible audience. The company focuses on diversity in programming and casting, on crossing boundaries and bringing together talents from all the arts, on encouraging new talent, and on broadening audiences through outreach and education, to create a body of work that is original, entertaining, contemporary and relevant. Pittsburgh Festival Opera brings the power of world-class performances to humanize, energize and re-define opera as an experience that is up-close and personal, approachable, and relevant to today’s audiences. We break boundaries in the arts, bringing together audiences and artists of all backgrounds to engage in experiences that inspire and enthrall. Our primary Summer Season occurs in June and July each year, but we also present a number of other events throughout the year. Our education programs engage pre-K, elementary and middle school, and emerging professional singers to emphasize the joy of telling stories through music.filled with innovative opera (sung in English), Broadway musicals, recitals, a family opera, late night cabaret, and more for imaginative audiences. Founded in 1978, Pittsburgh Festival Opera is a growing destination event for visitors to Pittsburgh and regional residents. Artistic Director - Jonathan Eaton Founder - Mildred Miller Posvar