The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra perform a concert version of Ludwig van Beethoven's opera Fidelio, conducted by PSO Music Director Manfred Honeck. Fidelio is Beethoven's only opera, and tells the story of Leonore, disguised as a prison guard named Fidelio, saves her husband who is unjustly imprisoned for political crimes....
Category Archives: 2019-2020 Season
Highmark Holiday Pops
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Snow, presents, candy canes - and the Highmark Holiday Pops! The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra celebrate the season with conductor Daniel Meyer, vocalist Ashley Brown, and a certain special guest with a red suit and a sackful of presents!...
Handel’s Messiah
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of conductor Osmo Vänskä, present a special one-night only performance of Handel's Messiah. Composed in 1741, it was first performed in Dublin in April 1742. Though it received a modest reaction from audiences at first, Messiah has now become one of the best-known and performed choral works....