Opera Italiana is in the Air returns to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Saturday, June 1st, on the eve of National Italian Day, for a special performance from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM.

The production comes amid a resurgence of Italian opera in popular culture. From Beyoncé’s inclusion of an iconic Italian aria in her hit song, “Daughter,” to over 300 million TikTok posts participating in the “Opera Challenge,” music lovers are finding new ways to evolve the 400+-year-old art form, making it increasingly more relevant and accessible to younger audiences.