Juilliard School Students To Perform Free Concert In UWS Park

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — It is not every day you can listen to Juilliard School students perform Italian opera and classical music for free in an Upper West Side park, but that's exactly what's going on Wednesday night.

Starting at 7 p.m. within the Waterline Square Park at 10 Riverside Boulevard, near West 60th Street, students from Juilliard will perform a concert featuring the music of Italian composers Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, and Gaetano Donizetti.

The concert is free and open to the public.

The music will take place on the lawn of Waterline Square Park, which is a 2.6-acre public park that opened next to the Waterline Square residential complex in the fall of 2020.

Here's more information you should know for Wednesday's concert:

• The lawn opens at 5 p.m.
• Seating is first-come, first-serve
• Bring your own blanket and picnic gear
• Social distancing is required
• If it rains, the event will be held Thursday night

The Somm Cellars will also be open during the concert, which is Waterline Square's in-house sommelier-founded wine shop, which is located at 8 Riverside Boulevard.

The new public park was designed by the landscape architecture firm Matthew Nielsen Landscape Architects and features sculpture fountains, lawns, walkways, and a fully-equipped children's playground.

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