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Pittsburgh Opera stages “Curlew River” for a regional premiere

When it comes to being inspired to pursue a career as a singer, Matthew Soibelman owes more of a debt to Sammy Davis Jr. than Placido Domingo. Growing up in California and possessing a cavernously deep voice, Soibelman had toyed with becoming a disc jockey and joined the campus radio ...

Pittsburgh Opera takes new approach to ‘Madama Butterfly’

Were it not for a simple twist of fate, Eric Taylor might be reconstructing jaws instead of belting arias. The 30-year-old Utah native had long had his sights set on being an oral maxillofacial surgeon. In a large, musically-inclined family, Taylor was the only one who didn’t take voice ...