Saturday, September 15th, 2012

The Verdi Square Festival, a series of free outdoor concerts at the Upper West Side’s Verdi Square, kicks off it’s 7th season tomorrow (Sunday, 9/16).

Free performances will take place over the next three Sundays — 9/16, 9/23, and 9/30.

Details are available at verdisquarefestival.com.

• Sunday 9/16 — 1:00 pm: Opera from the Manhattan School of Music
• Sunday 9/23 — 3:00 pm: Opera from the New England Conservatory
• Sunday 9/30 — 1:00 pm: American Musical Theater from the Manhattan School of Music

Each performance runs approximately one hour.

Verdi Square is located at the intersection of Broadway & Amsterdam, between 72nd & 73rd Streets.

These articles are a few years old, but they give a good overview of the festival:

• NYT: The Median Is Alive With the Sound of Music
• WSJ: Joyful Noise Amid the Greenery
• New York Sun: Classical at a Literal Crossroads

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