New York – The Italian Zerilli Marimo House, headquarters of the Department of Italian Studies at New York University, is hosting a new round of meetings on “Adventures in Italian Opera,” with Fred Plotkin. Protagonist of a meeting this afternoon is the American soprano Christine Goerke who on Saturday will take on the role of Turandot at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. The Opera, in the set up established by Franco Zeffirelli on Puccini’s opera, will be directed by Paolo Carignani in New York until January 30. From January 11, the Italian tenor Marco Berti will play Calaf, and his exciting “Nessun dorma”. (9Colonne)