Broadway Nights: Hot Tunes from the Great White Way is the name of an informal public recital tonight by young opera singers from across the country, who will showcase their technique in the midst of an intensive two-week workshop on the Vineyard.

This Friday, July 9, show begins at 8 p.m. On Tuesday, the recital title is Art Songs and Broadway Nights, also at 8 p.m. Both performances are in Studio 3 at Vineyard Arts Project at 215 Upper Main street in Edgartown. The suggested donation is $5.

Up-and-coming students from as far south as North Carolina and from New Jersey auditioned to be part of Opera-Fest 2010, spending a fortnight on Island studying opera, acting, stage movement, musical phrasing and more.

The culmination of their work will be a fully staged production called Summer Passions: Searing Arias, Sizzling Scenes and Melting Romance from Classic Opera, on Friday, July 16, at 8 p.m. at the Union Chapel, 55 Narragansett avenue in Oak Bluffs, Tickets are $20, general admission and $15 for seniors and students.

For details, call 201-906-9392 or see online vineyardartsproject.org.