TribLIVE: Before Pittsburgh Opera mounted its first production in 1939, opera was brought to Pittsburgh by touring companies. The next season, the new company was up to full speed, presenting five operas in 1940-41.
Opera is a notoriously expensive proposition, requiring pricey leading singers, a paid chorus and orchestra, sets and costumes. Longevity is a real accomplishment. Cleveland, for example, has a great orchestra but no longer has an opera company, nor for that matter a ballet company. New York City Opera, which was founded 70 years ago, filed for bankruptcy last week.
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