 Since 1974, he has performed complete operas at no charge to the public in New York City's Central Park.One of the most ambitious projects of the NYGO was the chronological presentation of all of Verdi's operas from 1994 onwards, beginning with "Oberto" (1839) and ending with "Falstaff" in 2000 and with the finale of the series being the Requiem Mass performed on the 100th anniversary of Verdi's death, 27 January 2001, at Carnegie Hall.In November 2006, NYGO performed Beethoven's symphony no.9 at the Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall with soprano Maria Knapik, mezzo-soprano Jeeminn Lee, tenor Edward Perretti and baritome Frederick Redd.