Verdi and Valkyries

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Gripping and dramatic, the operas of Verdi mark the high point of Italian romantic opera. Their choruses portray real people striving for freedom, justice and a better life. Wagner’s epic operas traverse a universe of human experience: heroism, treachery, wonder at nature’s splendor and the all-redeeming power of love. The University of Akron, E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill St., Akron. 8 p.m. $18.50-$60. akronsymphony.org