WHAT IS ARIA412?
Aria412 connects communities of audiences, local artists and collaborators through dynamic performances of opera, art song, musical theater, and popular repertoire. Through free and accessible concerts, original productions, and innovative programming, we create vibrant, welcoming spaces where extraordinary music feels engaging, inclusive, and unmistakably Pittsburgh.
The Deadline:
Due Yesterday.
Tuesday, September 1 at 7:00 pm
5601 Butler Street; 15201
We all have deadlines. Some are real. Some are self-imposed. Some are completely arbitrary. And some just refuse to go away.
Join Aria412 for a night of music about deadlines, ultimatums, last chances, and the pressure to get it done, featuring the premiere of The Deadline, a new chamber opera by composer Matt Gillespie and librettist Kip Soteres.
In The Deadline, an ordinary workplace deadline takes on a life of its own, leaving an employee to deal with an increasingly impossible assignment, a boss looking for someone to blame, and a deadline that may be harder to escape than anyone expected. It's funny, familiar, and maybe a little too close to home.
But that's only half of the evening.
We'll also fill the program with songs and arias about people who are running out of time, drawing lines in the sand, making demands, changing their minds, and discovering that sometimes an ultimatum is easier to give than to keep.
The premiere features Louise van Mook, Ray Blackwell, and Leah Huber, with Lucas Barkley on piano and Roger Zahab on violin. The evening also features Desirée Soteres, Kelly Lynch, and Kathy Soroka, with Kip Soteres serving as our emcee.
Come early, grab a beer, and settle in.
Admission is free.
SAVE THE DATE
Aria412: The Forge
Presents
Uncovered by Night
Tuesday, October 20 at 7:00 pm
A ghost opera by Roger Zahab
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
An Aria412 Forge production
Director and Concept Designer, Tucker Topel
5601 Butler Street; 15201
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Listen HERE to our interview with Anna Singer on WQED's Voice of the Arts and don't miss Rob and Jenna's live performance of a selection from The Blue Fairy.
Listen HERE to Rob Frankenberry's interview about The Blue Fairy on Saturday Light Brigade.
Aria412 featured in Pittsburgh CityPaper!
Read the Article HERE!
Hear Louise, Matt, Kip and Desirée discuss Aria412 on KDKA's Talk Pittsburgh HERE!
OnStage review of
I Hear America Singing Pittsburgh HERE!
Hear Co-founder Desirée Soteres and Board Chair Millie Myers discuss I Hear America Singing on WQED's Voice of the Arts. HERE!
EXCITING NEWS!
INTERESTED IN SINGING WITH ARIA412?
Aria412 conducts auditions for our monthly concerts on an ongoing basis and hosts in-person auditions in December. Throughout the year, we welcome video submissions for potential inclusion on our roster.
To be considered for a position on our roster, please forward your resume, a photograph, and a video recording to aria412pgh@gmail.com. Each submission receives thorough consideration and based upon our current roster needs, we will reach out to you if we are able to extend an audition opportunity.
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