Pittsburgh Opera Announces Its 2025–26 Season
Pittsburgh Opera announces its 2025–26 season, the company’s 87th. The season showcases Pittsburgh Opera’s commitment to producing world-class operas ranging from classical works to a world premiere.
Pittsburgh Opera will be producing five operas, which will be performed across a total of four different venues—the Benedum Center, the Byham Theater, Pittsburgh Opera’s headquarters the Bitz Opera Factory, and for the first time Calvary Episcopal Church. The different venues give audiences a chance to experience opera on both a grand and intimate scale.
The Operas
Music by Giacomo Puccini; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, downtown Pittsburgh
October 18, 21, 23, 24, 26, 2025
Music by Gregory Spears with a libretto by Greg Pierce, based on the novel by Thomas Mallon
Byham Theater, downtown Pittsburgh
November 14, 15, 16, 2025
Music by Benjamin Britten, with a libretto by William Plomer
Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside
January 24, 27, 30, February 1, 2026
Time to Act – World Premiere!
Music by Laura Kaminsky with a libretto by Crystal Manich
Bitz Opera Factory, in Pittsburgh’s Strip District
February 28, March 3, 6, 8, 2026
Music by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto adapted by Arrigo Boito from the play The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, by William Shakespeare
Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
April 28, 30, May 1, 3, 2026
Special Events
Bravo Academy (summer camp for ages 11-15)
Week 1: Monday, July 7, 2025 – Friday, July 11, 2025
Week 2: Monday, July 14, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025
70th Annual Diamond Horseshoe Celebration – Saturday, October 11, 2025
Fashion Show – Monday, March 23, 2026
Maecenas XLI – Saturday, May 16, 2026
Free, Low-Cost, and Other Events
FREE Pre-Opera Talks- one hour before each performance, unless otherwise indicated
FREE Meet The Artists - following each Tuesday evening performance, unless otherwise indicated
FREE Rising Stars concert – Sept. 28, 2025 at the Bitz Opera Factory
FREE Song Shop concerts - selected Saturdays during the season at the Bitz Opera Factory, including a Holiday concert (Dec. 2025) and an America 250 concert (May 2026)
FRIENDS of Pittsburgh Opera events
Pittsburgh Opera New Guard events
Tickets
Season tickets (subscriptions) are now available. Subscription packages range from $35.50 - $581.
Pittsburgh Opera’s Opus Pass lets patrons see as many live opera performances as they want all season. For one low monthly price, passholders get a year’s worth of unlimited admission to every performance of every opera, subject to availability.
Single ticket sales begin in August
Group discounts, including student discounts, are available. Children and teens ages 6–18 are half-off for all operas.
