This Opera Carolina benefit is slated to feature a blend of art, poetry and music. The program — presented in partnership with the Confucius Institute at Pfeiffer University and The Asian Herald and led by maestro James Meena — will include powerful selections from Roméo et Juliette, Eugene Onegin, Don Pasquale, Madama Butterfly and The Pearl Fishers, in addition to traditional songs of Korea, China and Russia. For more details, visit www.operacarolina.org. (Anita Overcash)