Join us for a Verdi festival. Included will be “Rigoletto”, “Don Carlo”, and “Il Trovatore”. You will learn the stories and backgrounds of the operas, something about the composer and view the operas on DVD complete with subtitles. Your opinions of the operas and the performers are encouraged. We will also discuss the upcoming Metropolitan Opera live HD telecasts.

Moderators: Richard Goetz, PhD, is a retired research manager from the chemical industry who has been listening to, studying, and attending opera since 1949. Steve DeHoff is a tech-savvy opera lover and accomplished musician as the principal trumpet player in the Cincinnati Community Orchestra for 40 years.