A two-week calendar is published every Monday. Dates with no scheduled events are not listed.
JULY 21 – TUESDAY
12:00 pm – Piano Cleveland. Contestant Community Concert. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland. Free.
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Damn Yankees. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
6:00 pm – Piano Cleveland. Contestant Community Concert. Gilmour Academy, 34001 Cedar Road, Gates Mills. Free.
JULY 22 – WEDNESDAY
12:00 pm – Piano Cleveland. Contestant Community Concert. Cleveland Museum of Natural History 1 Wade Oval Dr, Cleveland. Free
12:00 pm – Music Near the Market. Robert Myers, organ. Works by J.S. Bach, Scheidemann, Pasquini, and J.C.F. Fischer. Beckerath organ, Trinity Lutheran Church, 2031 W. 30th St., Cleveland. Freewill offering.
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Rodgers and Hart’s The Boys from Syracuse. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
6:30 pm – Canton Symphony. Summer Serenades:String Quartet. Metzger Park, 1420 S. Nickelplate St., Louisville. Free.
7:00 pm – Piano Cleveland. Contestant Community Concert. Aurora School of Music, 211 S. Chillicothe Road, Aurora. Free.
JULY 23 – THURSDAY
12:00 pm – Piano Cleveland. Contestant Community Concert. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland. Free.
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Opening Performance: Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom’s The Red Mill. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
6:30 pm – M.U.S.i.C. – Stars in the Classics. Summer Music in the Garden: From Classical to Jazz. Songs, sonatas, string quartets, piano works, and more. Light food and drink will be available before the concert. 3939 Lander Road, Orange Village. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
JULY 24 – FRIDAY
12:00 pm – Piano Cleveland. Cleveland International Piano Institute for Young Artists Community Concert. Visitor Hall, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland. Free.
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Yeomen of the Guard. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. Semi-Final Round Session 1. Ethan Wang, Eva Wang, Jueon Lee, and Yixin Shen, pianos. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
JULY 25 – SATURDAY
1:00 pm – Akron Symphonic Winds. Happy Birthday, America! at the Akron Art Expo. Works by John Williams, John Phillip Sousa, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, and more. Hardesty Park, 1615 W. Market St., Akron. Free.
2:00 pm – Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. Semi-Final Round Session 2. Khloe Wu, Yusuke Nagayoshi, Ryan Huang, Yurim Kim, and Chenxu Han, pianos. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Damn Yankees. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
6:30 pm – M.U.S.i.C. – Stars in the Classics. Summer Music in the Garden: From Classical to Jazz. Songs, sonatas, string quartets, piano works, and more. Light food and drink will be available before the concert. 3939 Lander Road, Orange Village. Tickets available online.
7:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Kevin John Edusei, conductor, and Mark Kosower, cello. Kodály’s Dances of Galánta, Martinů’s Cello Concerto No. 1, and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances. Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
JULY 26 – SUNDAY
2:00 pm – Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. Semi-Final Round Session 3. Wilson Liu, Deva Mira Sperandio, Guillermo Hernández Barrocal, and Yu Qin Lu, pianos. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom’s The Red Mill. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
4:00 pm – Friends of the McGaffin Carillon. Summer Carillon Festival Concert. Keiran Cantilina, carillonist. Works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Geert D’hollander, Andy Li, and more. The Alexander McGaffin Carillon, 11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free.
6:00 pm – Opera in the Italian Garden. The Cleveland Opera and Cleveland Ballet Theater. Italian Cultural Garden, 990 East Blvd. Cleveland. Free, with reserved seat options available online.
7:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. An Evening with Idina Menzel. Andy Einhorn, conductor, and Idina Menzel, vocals. Menzel revisits the roles that made her a global sensation — including Rent, Wicked, and Frozen — along with other personal favorites. Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls. Tickets available online.
JULY 27 – MONDAY
6:00 pm – Friends of the McGaffin Carillon. Summer Carillon Festival Concert. Elisabeth Wang, carillonist. Works by Matthias Vanden Gheyn, Staf Nees, Jef Denyn, and more. The Alexander McGaffin Carillon, 11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free.
7:30 pm – Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. Semi-Final Chamber Round Session 1. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
JULY 28 – TUESDAY
12:00 pm – Piano Cleveland. Institute Community Concert. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland. Free.
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom’s The Red Mill. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
6:00 pm – Friends of the McGaffin Carillon. Summer Carillon Festival Concert. Alan Bowman, carillonist. Works by Ronald Barnes, Matthias Vanden Gheyn, Jos D’hollander, and popular classics. The Alexander McGaffin Carillon, 11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free.
7:30 pm – Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. Semi-Final Chamber Round Session 2. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
JULY 29 – WEDNESDAY
12:00 pm – Music Near the Market. Robert Myers, organ. Works by J.S. Bach, Scheidemann, Pasquini, and J.C.F. Fischer. Beckerath organ, Trinity Lutheran Church, 2031 W. 30th St., Cleveland. Freewill offering.
12:00 pm – Piano Cleveland. Institute Community Concert. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland. Free.
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Yeomen of the Guard. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
4:00 pm – Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. Final Masterclass Round Session 1. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
6:30 pm – Canton Symphony. Summer Serenades: Brass Quintet. Magnolia Mill, 261 N. Main St., Magnolia. Free.
7:30 pm – Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. Final Masterclass Round Session 2. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd,. Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
JULY 30 – THURSDAY
12:00 pm – Piano Cleveland. Institute Community Concert. Cleveland Museum of Natural History 1 Wade Oval Dr, Cleveland. Free
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Rodgers and Hart’s The Boys from Syracuse. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
7:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Summers at Severance. Kazuki Yamada, conductor, and Brian Wendel, trombone. Haydn’s Symphony No. 104, “London,” Rota’s Trombone Concerto, and Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3, “Organ.” Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. Jean-Yves Thibaudet in Recital. Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano. Claude Debussy’s complete Préludes. Gartner Auditorium, The Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
JULY 31 – FRIDAY
12:00 pm – Piano Cleveland. Institute Community Concert. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland. Free.
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Damn Yankees. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. Final Concerto Round. Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom’s The Red Mill. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
AUGUST 1 – SATURDAY
12:00 pm – Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. Winners Concert. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland. Free.
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
7:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Kazuki Yamada, conductor, and the Blossom Festival Chorus. Takemitsu’s Dreamtime, Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, and Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 2. Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Yeomen of the Guard. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
AUGUST 2 – SUNDAY
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.