♦ PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
♦ Power & Passion: Mozart, Ravel & Tchaikovsky
Heinz Hall
November 3, 8:00PM
November 4, 7:30PM
November 5, 2:30PM
Mozart: Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Ravel: La Valse
“About many things in this world there is simply nothing to be said…” Famously expressed by Robert Schumann about Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony, the evening takes off with this god-like masterwork. Emerging superstar violinist Bomsori also debuts with the Pittsburgh Symphony with Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. Originally reviewed as “music that stinks to the ear,” this piece has come full swing to be one of the biggest staples of the classical repertoire.
“Swirling clouds afford glimpses, through rifts, of waltzing couples. The clouds scatter little by little; one can distinguish an immense hall with a whirling crowd.” Ravel poetically paints a picture of whirling ecstasy, capturing the sights and sounds of a dance floor long ago.
♦ Thanksgiving with the Symphony featuring Randall Goosby
Heinz Hall
November 24, 8:00PM
November 26, 2:30PM
Korngold: Violin Concerto
Gloria Isabel Ramos: Joy [ PITTSBURGH PREMIERE ]
Strauss: Family Waltzes & Polkas
Originally dubbed as a “Hollywood Concerto,” Korngold’s Violin Concerto emerged from an Austrian-Jewish composer forced to flee to Los Angeles to escape the Nazis. Randall Goosby, a protégé of Itzhak Perlman, makes his debut showcasing this cinematic work.
“The Waltz King” also returns with the annual PSO tradition of festive Strauss Waltzes & Polkas, paying homage to our Music Director’s home of Austria.
♦ PNC POPS
♦ Cirque Carnival
Heinz Hall
November 10 & 12
Where reality bends, expectations twist and the body embraces imagination. Troupe Vertigo, a group of EXPERT circus performers, joins the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to astound and amaze audiences of all ages. Imagine stunning physical feats by aerialists, acrobats and strongmen all choreographed into live works of art in front of and above the Orchestra. Prepare to be amazed!
♦ JUNIOR MENDELSSOHN CHOIR OF PITTSBURGH
♦ Journeys of the Heart
Third Presbyterian Church
November 12, 4:00PM
Featuring members of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra. in partnership with Violins of Hope Pittsburgh.
Our program this year is about hope, reaching out toward the infinite, and finding our place in the world both near and far from home. Texts are taken from such diverse sources as Edgar Allen Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the Old Testament Book of Psalms, and American Musical Theatre. Featured works include Gabriel Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine, Josef Rheinberger’s Abendlied, and Eric Whitacre’s Ten Hebrew Love Songs.
♦ PITTSBURGH OPERA
♦ The Flying Dutchman
Benedum Center
November 11, 8:00PM
November 14, 7:00PM
November 17, 7:30PM
November 19, 2:00PM
Your timbers will shiver.
Every seven years a ghostly ship pulls into port captained by a man known simply as The Dutchman. Condemned to eternally roam the seven seas, only the pure heart of a faithful bride can free The Dutchman from a demonic curse. In a windswept fishing village, he finds Senta, a young woman obsessed with his dark legend. But can this match made in heaven truly save him from his hellish fate?
Wagner’s thunderous score brings this haunting tale to life with all the power of a stormy and turbulent sea.
Pittsburgh Opera is proud to present Wagner’s sweeping epic The Flying Dutchman for the first time in over 20 years.
♦ BACH CHOIR OF PITTSBURGH
♦ A Passion: Considering Matthew Shepard
Bitz Opera Factory
2425 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222
November 18, 7:30PM
November 19, 4:00PM
It has been 25 years since Matthew Shepard was murdered in Laramie, Wyoming. His death brought needed attention to hate crimes, and we still shudder when we consider the brutality that he suffered. This passion is a statement to all of us, and a call to be more aware of discrimination and suffering. Featuring members of the Academy Chamber Orchestra.
♦ PNC BROADWAY IN PITTSBURGH
♦ Mrs. Doubtfire
Benedum Center
7th Street & Penn Ave
Pittsburgh PA 15222
November 28-30
December 1-3
Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to Pittsburgh! Rob McClure will reprise his Tony-nominated Broadway performance on tour alongside co-star (and real wife!) Maggie Lakis in this internationally acclaimed hit musical critics call “wonderful, heart-warming, and laugh-out-loud funny” (Manchester Evening News) and “a feel-good, family-friendly comedy that delivers” (The Hollywood Reporter). Based on the beloved film and directed by four-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Zaks, MRS. DOUBTFIRE tells the hysterical and heartfelt story of an out-of-work actor who will do anything for his kids. It’s “the lovable, big-hearted musical comedy we need right now,” raves the Chicago Tribune – one that proves we’re better together.
♦ CITY THEATRE
♦ Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
1800 Bingham Street
Pittsburgh, PA
November 25 – December 17, 2023
A charming celebration of beloved characters, Miss Bennet takes place two years after the end of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Join the Bennets, Darcys, and Bingleys, as they gather for Christmas at Pemberley when an unexpected guest’s appearance sparks dreams of love.
♦ AUGUST WILSON AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER
♦ Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival
980 Liberty Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
November 3, 8:00PM
November 4, 8:00PM
The Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival (HBHF) is about hope, roots, and the connections that music makes across races, neighborhoods, and beliefs. We at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center celebrate that diversity and hope that you will join us, hoping for a more humane TODAY, and a brighter TOMORROW.