Opera Theater of Pittsburgh is an American opera company based in Pittsburgh's Cultural District. It is one of two opera companies in the city, the other being Pittsburgh Opera. Opera Theater of Pittsburgh performs at The Twentieth Century Club in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh and at non-traditional venues around the city.
Opera Theater of Pittsburgh (OTP) was established in 1978 by the noted opera star Mildred Miller Posvar and Helen Knox. Its current artistic director, Johnathan Eaton, joined the company in 1999.
In 2012, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh reinvented itself as a summer opera festival lasting three weeks from June 22 - July 8, 2012 at The Hillman Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Shady Side Academy in Fox Chapel. The festival presented staged operas, recitals, free outdoor concerts, and cabaret.
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