In an intense period of of inspiration, Giuseppe Verdi composed three of the world’s most beloved operas that set a new path for the art form and secured his place in the opera pantheon.

Maestro Robert Butts will discuss “Verdi’s Trilogy: Il Trovatore, Rigoletto and La Traviata” on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City. The program is sponsored by the Italian Cultural Society of LBI.