GETTING EXTRA INSIGHT: Artists of the Princeton Festival are shown in a previous roundtable discussion. The topic on June 2 is the upcoming opera “Albert Herring.”

Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s (PSO) Princeton Festival Guild presents its annual Artists’ Round Table on Thursday, June 2, at 7 p.m. at the Princeton Public Library’s Community Room. The Guild invites anyone curious about what goes into putting on an opera to this roundtable discussion centered on Benjamin Britten’s only comic opera, Albert Herring.

Moderated by Guild member and Princeton Symphony Orchestra Trustee Marcia Bossart, panelists will discuss the upcoming production of Britten’s opera, preparing for a role, and the joys and challenges of being in the opera business.

Albert Herring is a humorous coming-of-age tale involving the title character’s overly involved mother, precursor of today’s helicopter parent. Albert Herring is encouraged to wear the May crown when no virtuous maidens are to be found. The comedy comes in thanks to some celebratory spiked lemonade.

The panel includes PSO Music Director Rossen Milanov, Festival Director Gregory J. Geehern, Stage Director Richard Gammon, and Albert Herring cast members.

The Artists’ Round Table is free and open to the public. For more information, call (609) 497-0020 or visit princetonsymphony.org/festival.