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New York City Opera will present a season of four free, live performances this summer as part of their Park Series in Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America. Each performance features City Opera's brightest stars as well as members of the City Opera orchestra and will begin at 7pm on the Bryant Park Stage.
A concert was held Wednesday to honor a Japanese diplomat who saved Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany during World War II, featuring a cellist with a personal connection to the events. Japanese American cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper and the New York City Opera Orchestra played a symphony composed by Lera…