Monday As part of Swarthmore's Midday Monday Concert Series, Dolce Suono's Metal and Wood Band will play a free concert of Handel, Dowland, Johnson, Schulhoff, Kreutzer and Piazzolla. Lang Concert Hall (Swarthmore College); 12:30pm; FREE Tuesday Hear the opera singers of tomorrow duke it out today at the Academy of Vocal Arts' Giargiari Bel Canto Competition. Perelman Theater (Kimmel Center); 7:30 PM; $34 The Philadelphia Orchestra continues its run of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (Phillyist's......

You won’t be able to stop crooning "Summertime" after this week. Yes, Porgy and Bess is opening at the Opera Company of Philadelphia. Tuesday Temple professors Lawrence Indik, baritone, and Charles Abramovic, piano, will perform a recital of works by Temple faculty and students. Rock Hall Auditorium, Temple University; 7:30 PM; FREE Hailing from Germany, the Artemis Quartet has made a big name for itself all around Europe and has studied with several prominent string......

Some heavy-hitting orchestral and chamber pieces by Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, and Sibelius, as well as the versatile and beautiful voice of Dawn Upshaw grace us with their presence this week. While events outside the Kimmel arena seem to be a bit slow, next week promises more off-the-beaten-track events. We might even get an opera or two soon… Monday The Philadelphia Art Alliance’s Connoisseur Series welcomes up-and-coming cellist Efe Baltacigil for a solo recital, joined......