Opera Italiana is in the Air has canceled its previously programmed performance for Sunday, June 16, 2025.

The showcase, which was set to take place at the Lincoln Memorial, will no longer take place due to weather conditions and extensive road closures in the area.

Instead, the event will be live streamed from 6:30- 8 p.m. local time. The performance will star Alvise Casellati leading the Opera Italiana Orchestra, composed of members of the Washington National Opera. Soloists include soprano Leah Hawkins and tenor Murat Karahan.

Opera Italiana is in the Air was created in 2017 in Central Park, New York, following a conversation between Daniele Bodini, Chairman of the FIAC Foundation, and Alvise Casellati, Conductor and former Secretary of FIAC. Since then, it has showcased concerts in Central Park, Washington, and Miami as well as in Italy: Naples, Milan, and Rome.

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