Legends in the Limelight
Featuring John Pickle, Tenor
Pittsburgh Festival Opera welcomes some of the world’s most powerhouse voices for intimate concerts that bring opera to life for audiences right here in Pittsburgh.
SHOWTIME
Saturday, May 10 | 7 pm
Westminster Presbyterian Church,
Upper St. Clair
2040 Washington Rd, Pittsburgh
About the Legend
“… Pickle’s tenor is so mellifluous that we are captivated whenever he lets his voice out.”
—The Cleveland Plain Dealer
“… tenor John Pickle sings and acts with a passion that befits a young man’s more intense physical needs. Simply put, he’s all over Valencienne and sings fabulously while he’s at it. In a day when standing ovations are passed around freely, this one was for real and earned.”
—Nevada Events
John Pickle, tenor, enjoys an active career on both the opera and concert stage. Operatically, he has appeared with Los Angeles Opera, Lyric Opera Chicago, Opera Colorado, Michigan Opera Theater, Florida Grand Opera, Nashville Opera, Lyric Opera Kansas City, New York City Opera, Hawai’i Opera Theater, Florentine Opera, Sarasota Opera, Cleveland Opera Theater, Dayton Opera, Opera Memphis, Opera Tampa, Maryland Opera, Mobile Opera, Opera Southwest, Opera Louisianne, and Opera Delaware in roles spanning the lyric spinto repertoire of Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, Leoncavallo, Mascagni, and Wagner. Concert work has included Mahler’s monumental 8th Symphony and Das Lied von der Erde, Verdi’s Requiem, Mozart’s Requiem, and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with companies including Houston Symphony, Pacific Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Dayton Philharmonic, Mississippi Symphony, Akron Symphony, Canton Symphony, The National Chorale, and The Orchestra Now at Bard College.