The public is invited to join the Italian Cultural Society of Long Beach Island for international conductor, composer and educator Maestro Robert Butts’ examination of operatic architects of the Romantic Era on Wednesday, May 10 at 6 p.m. at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City.

Butts will compare the creative contributions of four major composers of the Romantic Era (1800–1920): Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini.