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Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts launches its 65th Caramoor International Music Festival on Saturday, June 26 at 8:30pm with dynamic pianist Mitsuko Uchida, considered by many to be the premiere performer of the works of Mozart, conducting the Orchestra of St. Luke's from the piano in a performance of the composer's last piano concerto, No. 27 in B flat Major, K. 595.

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts launches its 65th Caramoor International Music Festival on Saturday, June 26 at 8:30pm with dynamic pianist Mitsuko Uchida, considered by many to be the premiere performer of the works of Mozart, conducting the Orchestra of St. Luke's from the piano in a performance of the composer's last piano concerto, No. 27 in B flat Major, K. 595.

The international opera scene comes under the spotlight in the May issue of Opera News. The renovations planned for Sydney's iconic Opera House are the subject of this month's cover story, while additional features address the rebirth of opera in Cape Town and explore the opera houses of Dresden, Hanoi, and Cairo.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces a special edition of the unique & irreverent political commentary show, Pittsburgh Pundits. For more information regarding this event, please contact Randy Kirk at 412-325-6766, or at kirk@pgharts.org. Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue. Saturday, June 20, 2009, doors open at 10pm, event at 10:30pm. $5.00 at the door, or free with ticket stub from any earlier show downtown (while seats last).

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces a special edition of the unique & irreverent political commentary show, Pittsburgh Pundits. For more information regarding this event, please contact Randy Kirk at 412-325-6766, or at kirk@pgharts.org. Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue. Saturday, June 20, 2009, doors open at 10pm, event at 10:30pm. $5.00 at the door, or free with ticket stub from any earlier show downtown (while seats last).