$10,000 to support a world stage premiere of two of Fred Rogers’ operas, originally seen on his show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, in the 2019 summer festival season.

Pittsburgh Festival Opera presents innovative opera, producing American works, reinterpretations of older works, and new works, for the widest possible audience. The company focuses on diversity in programming and casting, on crossing boundaries and bringing together talents from all the arts, on encouraging new talent, and on broadening audiences through outreach and education, to create a body of work that is original, entertaining, contemporary and relevant.