Opera Night at the San Gennaro Festival at San Gennaro Festival Outdoor Stage

The Manhattan Opera Repertory Ensemble (MORE Opera), a Manhattan-based nonprofit focused on providing vocal arts education and music performance, will present Opera Night at the 2025 San Gennaro Festival in the heart of Manhattan’s Little Italy on Monday, September 15, 2025 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM on the festival’s mainstage located at Mott and Grand Streets on the Lower East Side.

The performance features tenor Paolo Buffagni, mezzo-soprano Sarah Knott, baritone Daniel Sutin, and soprano Cheryl Warfield singing operatic arias and duets from La Traviata, La Boheme, Aida, Cavalleria Rusticana, and crowd favorites including Nessun dorma from Turandot and the Neapolitan classic O sole mio, accompanied by classical pianist Olga Gurevich.

This is MORE Opera’s third year presenting Opera Night for the festival. For over 20 years, MORE Opera has made classical music and opera accessible through culturally responsive programming, free public performances, educational initiatives, and community choral training.

“The community nature of our work is especially important. We take pride in our efforts to bring professional-level opera performances directly to audiences that might not otherwise have opportunities to enjoy and participate in high-quality multicultural programs,“ said Warfield, founder of MORE Opera and producer of the event.

The Feast of San Gennaro 2025 in Little Italy, NYC runs from Thursday September 11 through Sunday September 21. For more information visit https://sangennaronyc.org/.

For more information about MORE Opera and its upcoming programs, please visit www.moreopera.com.