Tuesday, Sept. 19 from 6 to 9:30 pm: OPERA DINNER: Desperate Tenors Sing with Passion! held in the Galleria with a View. Discussion and video presentation by Opera Educator Lou Barrella, with special guest performance by Mezzo Soprano Christina Lamberti. Come enjoy great food and the company of opera lovers!

Desperation is an emotional experience that causes one to feel anxious, depressed or heartbroken. Opera composers have always managed to give characters, especially tenors, the most wonderful musical and dramatic ways of expressing their sadness. The presentation by Lou Barrella highlights some of opera’s greatest arias sung by a variety of “anguished” tenors.