WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 01: Italian conductor Alvise Casellati d

WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 01: Italian conductor Alvise Casellati directs professional opera singers with a full orchestra at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool for a free concert in Washington, D.C., June 1, 2024, directs soprano Ewa Plonka, currently performing in the title role of Turandot at the Washington National Opera, tenor Antonio Poli, who has performed in opera houses throughout Europe and at the Lyric in Chicago, and D.C. native and rising opera singer Anthony D. Anderson are featured performers. Anderson attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts, graduated from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and just graduated with a Master's in Voice at the University of Maryland. (Astrid Riecken For The Washington Post via Getty Images)