On July 30 at St. John’s University, the borough’s only professional orchestra will perform Viva Verdi & Friends, a show which includes selections from such classical Verdi operas as Aida, Falstaff, ...

“Viva Verdi,” by the way, was a coded acronym of defiance among Italian unionists back in 1859. “VERDI” stood for “Vittorio Emanuele Re d’Italia” – Victor Emmanuel, king of Italy ...

Free. National Postal Museum. Tuesday, November 29 Viva Verdi Come explore the remarkable life and career of Giuseppe Verdi, Italy’s great 19th-century opera composer. Coleen Fay, arts editor at ...