Viva Verdi!
A Day-Long Opera Symposium
Friday, September 20th, 2025 - 10:30am - 3:30pm
Museo Italo Americano
Fort Mason, Building C - 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123
Presented by the Museo Italo Americano
with the support of the
Leonardo da Vinci Society
Join us for a celebration of Giuseppe Verdi through lectures, conversations, and live performances. Featuring experts from San Francisco Opera & UC Berkeley.
Presentation topics include:
Verdi in his Youth: the Path to Fame, presented by Kip Cranna, Dramaturg Emeritus at San Francisco Opera;
Between Myth and Modernity: Verdi and La Traviata, presented by Marina Romani, Lecturer, UC Berkeley;
Verdi Baritones in Rigoletto at San Francisco Opera, presented by Jeffery McMillan, Public Relations Director, San Francisco Opera;
In Conversation with Manuel Gutierrez, Costume Production Coordinator, San Francisco Opera, led by Barbara Rominski, Director of Archives, San Francisco Opera.
The symposium will also feature performances of arias and duets from Verdi’s operas by soprano Eileen Meredith, tenor Chester Pidduck, and pianist Ron Borelli.
Light lunch is included with your ticket.