FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Saturday, October 12, 2013

Aida
The Ethiopian princess Aida finds herself torn between her love for her country and her love for the Egyptian general Radames in this grandest of grand operas. Against the backdrop of their warring nations, the lovers try to defy the odds, but their fates are sealed, in this moving saga of timeless love. Aida brings the company debuts of Latonia Moore and Carl Tanner as Aida and Radames, hailed as “stunning” (Moore) and "eliciting a chorus of bravos" (Tanner) in the Metropolitan Opera's Aida. Elizabeth Bishop returns as Amneris. Attack Theatre dancers are featured along with a gloriously grand set, and animals in the Triumphal Scene.
10/12/2013 - 10/20/2013
10/12 - 8:00 pm
10/15 - 7:00 pm
10/18 - 8:00 pm
10/20 - 2:00 pm
Benedum Center, 231 7th St., Pittsburgh, PA
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Broadway and Beyond with Brian Stokes Mitchell
Tony Award-winning actor and singer Brian Stokes Mitchell joins the PSO in songs from Broadway classics, including Porgy and Bess, South Pacific and Funny Girl. This “Broadway baritone extraordinaire” has enjoyed a critically acclaimed career on Broadway, film and television, as well as in concert halls. Ted Sperling, music director of the 2008 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of South Pacific, will conduct.
10/17/2013 - 10/20/2013
10/17 - 7:30 pm
10/18 - 8:00 pm
10/19 - 8:00 pm
10/20 - 2:30 pm
Heinz Hall, 601 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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