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Christian Kriegeskotte is a professional composer, conductor, writer and lecturer currently based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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  Opera Omnia Delights in Ulysses' Return

  Sep 17, 2013 | New York City & Reviews

  I would imagine that if you were to stop a stranger on the sidewalk and ask him what a theorbo is, the most probable response in this day and age would hurriedly be, “a... more.
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  Wrap-up of Opera Summer Fest in Pittsburgh

  Jul 17, 2013 | Pittsburgh & Reviews

  Hold on... let me catch my breath. Okay, I'm good now, having just run an operatic marathon with an immeasurable host of talented individuals assembled within the Rococo walls of... more.
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  Pittsburgh Opera Retells an Age-Old Fairyt ...

  Apr 29, 2013 | Pittsburgh & Reviews

  Saturday night’s production of Rossini’s comic opera La Cenerentola offered everything I have come to expect from the Pittsburgh Opera’s season finales.  There were zany... more.

• Tradition and Superstition Take the Stage ...

  Apr 29, 2013 | Pittsburgh & Reviews

  Music is very much alive.  Sadly, the unfortunate young Yeshiva student, Hannan, does not enjoy such a luxury, as he meets his untimely death in Ofer Ben-Amots’ chamber opera... more.

• New and Old Reach a Striking Balance to Pi ...

  Apr 27, 2013 | Editorial & Pittsburgh & Reviews

  Beethoven is dead.  He died a hundred and eighty six years ago, not long after the premiere of his soaring ninth symphony, which, not unlike the triumphant soldiers to which it... more.

• Verdi & Wagner Ring Through Heinz Hall

  Mar 03, 2013 | Pittsburgh & Reviews

  If you are one of those people who thinks that opera does not belong in the concert hall, and that is the reason I did not see you at last night’s performance of the Pittsburgh... more.
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  Camaraderie Compliments a Well Crafted Pro ...

  Feb 04, 2013 | Pittsburgh & Reviews

  Before I write any more, I have to admit something and get it off my chest: until last Tuesday’s performance of Il Matrimonio Segreto by the Resident Artists of the Pittsburgh... more.
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  A Two-Dimensional Production Leaves Much t ...

  Nov 10, 2012 | Pittsburgh & Reviews

  As a writer, particularly a critical writer, I believe that the best way to convey a critical message is to allow one’s review to embody the experience of having “been... more.
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  Rigoletto Opens the Door to an Exciting Se ...

  Oct 08, 2012 | Pittsburgh & Reviews

  If the Pittsburgh Opera is doing anything right—and they are doing many, many things right—it is continuing to cast baritone Mark Delavan in its main-stage productions.  I... more.

• An Exploratory Double Bill in Theatre and ...

  Sep 15, 2012 | Pittsburgh & Reviews

  “Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother forty whacks...” Anyone at all acquainted with the early nineties television show, Unsolved Mysteries, will probably recall... more.
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