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  Chloe Melas Kang Wang With Alvise Casselati, Latonia Moore & George Andguladze Opera Italiana is in the Air, a Cultural initiative led by renowned conductor, Founder and Music Director Alvise Casellati hosted an outdoor concert at the Naumberg Bandshell in New York City’s Central Park.  This special event was offered free to the public with NBC News Entertainment Correspondent, Chloe Melas acting as the Master of Ceremonies and attracted a crowd of thousands to see this special performance.  In the spirit of the UN General Assembly "High Level Debate" underway in New York, the program for this special evening began with Giuseppe Verdi’s Hymn of the Nations, with the idea of melting national anthems of all countries to demonstrate that music unites everyone, and the Maestro united this piece with the US National Anthem.  The enthusiasm for this performance caused a standing ovation over many parts of this program, notably during the famous piece "Nessun Dorma" ...

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The Mandarin Duck Central Park's newest tourist attraction The Mandarin Duck was captured by New York's roving photographer Andrew Dallos the other day. Our now famous Duck seems to have made a home in our famous park.  You can follow all of Andrew Dallo's photos on his Twitter feed . Hey this Duck even has it's own Twitter page . 

Gael García Bernal Gael García Bernal was seen playing with his children in Central Park in New York City this afternoon. Photo By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch

Afrojack This morning, “Good Morning America” announced that 16-time Grammy Award winner, Sting will join Afrojack as a special guest this Friday, June 27th as part of GMA’s summer concert series in Central Park.  Sting recently released his fourteenth solo album, The Last Ship, inspired by his memories of the shipbuilding community of Wallsend in the North East of England where he was born and raised. A new play of the same name premieres in Chicago tomorrow night (June 25) with original music and lyrics written by the world renowned musician, who will take a break from his duties as composer to be on GMA this Friday. The Last Ship will debut on Broadway this fall. Photo By: RD/Kabik/Retna

 Meryl Streep Meryl Streep was photographed during the Curtain Call for the Public Theater, as it Celebrated 50 Years at the Delacorte Theater with a Benefit Reading of 'Romeo And Juliet' in Central Park, New York City. Photo By: Walter McBride / WM Photography / Retna Ltd.

The New York Pops SummerStage kicks off its 2012 summer season by offering audiences the chance to see a first time collaboration between the world famous New York Pops orchestra and urban Latino band, Ozomatli. Join SummerStage as Ozomatli hits the stage to perform their works, set to brand new orchestration performed by the New York Pops orchestra and led by Music Director, Steven Reineke. Ozomatli's high octane, energetic sounds inspired by hip-hop, salsa, dancehall, samba and funk are a highlight of the SummerStage season. City Parks Foundation's 2012 season of SummerStage presented by AT&T, New York's largest free performing arts festival, brings over 110 free performances to eighteen parks throughout the five boroughs. With performances ranging from American pop, Latin and world music to dance, comedy and theater, SummerStage fills a vital niche in New York City's summer arts festival landscape. Cutting edge artists from over 15 countries wi...

**** SUMMERTIME IN NEW YORK CITY **** Central Park Summer Stage For the first time ever, City Parks Foundation will announce a portion of its upcoming 26th SummerStage season through the social networking site Twitter . Starting April 1st at 12:00 PM, one SummerStage performance will be announced each day for twenty days, culminating in the full season announcement of over 300 artists at over 100 performances in all five boroughs on April 21st. The Tweets will not only be leaking some of the most anticipated artists of the summer, but will offer fans a chance to win exclusive prizes and preferred venue access. “As more and more people utilize social networking sites to get their news and information, it’s important that the SummerStage festival keep up with these technologies,” says City Parks Foundation Executive Director, David Rivel. “We want to engage with our fan base in a way that is unique, immediate, and allows fans to connect with one another as well as the performers themselv...

Brian Anderssons Birthday Bash The Records show that the youthful Commissioner of New York City's records is really 50 years old. Disbelieving family, friends, politicos, and celebs gathered last evening to celebrate what they thought was Brian Andersson's 39th birthday only to discover his well-hidden secret. Colleagues from all aspects of his past personal and professional lives were in abundance, including Soprano's Dominic Chianese (like the Commish, also born on February 24th in The Bronx), Liz Byrne, Cristyne Nicholas, Sam Roberts, Tomaczek Bednarek and representatives of the the Irish, Swedish, German, Scottish, English, and Welsh communities of the City. The event was held at the historic Arsenal in the Parks Department Headquarters in Central Park.