Samson & Delilah
Camille Saint-Saens
October 13th at 1:30pm and October 17th at 7pm

THE STORY: French grand opera meets ancient Israel as Hebrew warrior Samson faces his greatest opponent - the Philistine temptress Dalila. As Samson's rejected lover, she's only too happy to bring the Hebrew rebellion to an end by seducing Samson and robbing him of his strength - his magnificent hair. Even though blinded and chained, Samson destroys the Temple of Dagon and puts an end to the wickedness of the Philistines.

THE CAST:
Samson - Frank Porretta
Dalila - Stephanie Blythe
High Priest of Dagon - Kim Josephson
First Philistine - Dean Kokanos

The Grapes of Wrath
Ricky Ian Gordon
November 8th at 1:30pm and November 14th at 7pm

THE STORY: America's greatest epic comes to the stage in a new opera that's taken audiences and critics by storm. Follow the Joad family as they pursue the American Dream from the Oklahoma Dustbowl to the orchards of California. Obie-winning composer Ricky Ian Gordon and Tony-nominated librettist Michael Korie fuse the traditions of opera and Broadway with blues, Appalachian music, and echoes of Copland and Gershwin.

THE CAST:
Ma Joad - Elizabeth Bishop
Granma - Anna Singer
Pa - Peter Halverson
Tom - Craig Verm

Don Pasquale
Gaetano Donizetti
January 31st at 12:30pm and February 6th at 7pm

THE STORY: True love wins out when the old skinflint Pasquale tries to force his nephew to marry for money - and gets a lesson he'll never forget. It's a delightful romp with infectious melodies, a moonlit tryst, and virtuoso singing from the resident artists of Pittsburgh Opera.

THE CAST:
Norina - Deborah Selig
Ernesto - Carlos Feliciano
Dr. Malatesta - Jonathan Beyer
Don Pasquale - Liam Moran

La Boheme
Giacomo Puccini
March 21st at 12:30pm and March 27th at 7pm

THE STORY: It's Christmas Eve in Paris, and a young poet meets the love of his life in La bohème, Puccini's evergreen story of romance, friendship, and the struggle for survival among the starving artists of the Latin Quarter.

THE CAST:
Mimì: Pamela Armstrong
Rodolfo: Frank Lopardo
Musetta: Rhoslyn Jones
Benoit / Alcindoro: Kevin Glavin

The Italian Girl in Algiers
Gioachino Rossini
April 25th at 11:30am and May 1st at 7pm

THE STORY: Behind the beaded curtain of this wacky harem is Rossini's effervescent comedy, The Italian Girl in Algiers. Vivica Genaux ignites the stage in her signature role as the feisty Isabella - reincarnated as an Amelia Earhart-style aviatrix of the 1930s. From the moment she crash-lands on the Algerian coast, we know she'll outfox the gullible Mustafà - and rescue her beloved Lindoro.

THE CAST:
Isabella: Vivica Genaux
Mustafà: Paolo Pecchioli
Lindoro: William Burden
Taddeo: Earle Patriarco