John Pickle News Today

Lynn Pickle passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the The Norman Transcript on 2024-02-21.

Eleven persons were indicted by an Ottawa County grand jury during a recent session, according to James VanEerten, prosecuting attorney for the county.

Eleven persons were indicted by an Ottawa County grand jury during a recent session, according to James VanEerten, prosecuting attorney for the county.

Pacific Opera Victoria has made an emergency casting change as Toronto tenor Adam Luther has bowed out of Carmen due to illness. Luther fell ill prior to Sunday’s production of Carmen at the Royal Theatre, which was postponed.

The Canton Symphony Orchestra will feature 180 musicians and Beethovens Ninth on Saturday.

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…” Mezzo-Soprano Marianne Cornetti started singing those words when asked about the inspiration of holiday music for her upcoming performance. “I could listen to Christmas music all year long,” said Cornetti, who will be Mrs. Claus at the Ho-Ho-Holiday Extravaganza on Dec. 19

Courtesy of Josh Brown   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s upcoming schedule is based on three V’s — “to be visible, viable and victorious — even during a pandemic,” according to Artistic Director Marianne Cornetti. “Because we are still in a pandemic year, and not knowing how confident our audience would be in attending performances before July, we wanted to maintain ...

On February 14, 2021, Valentines Day, Pittsburgh Festival Opera presented seven singers in a romantic concert entitled Some Enchanted Evening. James Lesniak and Robert Frankenberg provided thoughtful and supportive piano accompaniment while Festival Opera Board members added charming love stories. Bass Brian Kontes opened the program with a smooth, legato rendition of its namesake: Richard Rogers "Some Enchanted Evening" from South Pacific. It was a delightful way to start off an in-home prog...