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OPERA TALK is a series of presentations on Opera with music educator Lou Barrella offered on Sundays in the Spring and Fall at Fairleigh Dickinson University and community libraries.
Fall 2026 Opera Talk Sessions
Stay tuned for updated dates
August 2026 (Exact date to be announced)
Bill Ronayne, Mario Lanza scholar, presents:
“Mario Lanza ~ The Man & His Music”
October 2026 (Exact date to be announced)
Lou Barrella, Opera Educator presents:
Italian Music by Non-Italian Composers
Please note: Opera Talks now have a $10 registration fee
All Opera Talk lectures are held at 2:00 pm at
Hartman Lounge, The Mansion, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Lou Barrella
Opera Educator
Lou Barrella has been a dedicated Music Educator for over 50 years, specializing in Music and Opera Appreciation in schools and cultural organizations. He has given workshops and organized student trips for the Metropolitan Opera Education Department for 40 years. He has been a Guest Lecturer at Colleges, Museums and Cultural Institutions throughout the Metropolitan area, making over 750 presentations since 1993.
He is a Board Member of the Enrico Caruso Museum, a regular presenter at the Mario Lanza luncheons, a co-host at the Columbus Citizens’ Foundation Opera Nights; organizes opera luncheons and dinners at Casa Belvedere in Staten Island, conducts an opera class at the Garibaldi Meucci Museum in Staten Island and lectures with Opera at Florham's outreach program.