St. John's University Hosts Staten Island Concert Celebrating Italian Culture in the United States

May 07, 2013

Recognizing 2013 as a year designated to celebrate Italian culture in the United States, St. John's University has joined forces with the Riverside Opera Company (ROC) to present Concerto Primavera: A Tribute to Giuseppe Verdi, 1813-2013.

The concert will take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, at the University’s Staten Island campus. Italian-American cultural organizations throughout the borough will join St. John’s in the event, which marks the bicentennial of Verdi’s birth. Led by Maestro Alan Aurelia, the ROC will play a variety of classical music selections by the great Italian composer.

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