(Sept. 2) – As a tribute to the celebrations for the Giuseppe Verdi’s 200th birthdy, next September 10th the Italian Institute of Culture in Budapest will open the 2013/14 Italian season with the Orchestra Nazionale dei Conservatori Italiani, conducted by Antonino Fogliani, with the participation of Jessica Perez Loaiza (soprano), Oh Sangtaek (tenor), Rosaria Angotti (soprano), Francesco Castoro (tenor), Sabrina Cortese (soprano), who will perform a program entirely dedicated to some of the most beloved and well-known compositions from Verdi repertoire (from “Sinfonia della Forza del destino” to “Sinfonia dei Vespri siciliani”). Organized under the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Ministry of Education, the concert is part of a European tour that will visit Italian cities as well as some European cities (Budapest, Warsaw, Krakow). The concert is also an important opportunity for development of many young musicians (about 70 players), who are the best graduates from many prestigious Italian conservatories, that thanks to this tour will have the opportunity to be appreciated by an international audience. (Peg)