NY OPERA CONSERVATORY: FREE July-August 2024 Summer Concert Series – Croton Free Library | Croton Free Library | Music Shows, Clubs & Organizations, Kids & Family

When: Wed., July 3, 7-9 p.m., Fri., July 5, 7-9 p.m., Sat., July 6, 7-9 p.m., Sun., July 7, 3-5 p.m., Wed., Aug. 7, 7-9 p.m., Fri., Aug. 9, 7-9 p.m., Sat., Aug. 10, 7-9 p.m. and Sun., Aug. 11, 3-5 p.m. 2024

New York Opera Conservatory, FREE performances. The Conservatory gives professionally trained singers an opportunity to gain performance experience by learning and performing lead roles in popular operas. Each performance has a different cast and is a different experience. Operas are semi staged with costumes and props. JULY: Verdi's Il Trovatore, a tragedy about the consequences of revenge; contains the Anvil Chorus and the famous tenor aria Di quella pira. AUGUST: Donizetti's Don Pasquale, a comedy about a buffoon trying to pick the heir to his fortune; contains fabulous buffo-style singing, a favorite in comedies.