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Summer Concerts in the Region

You don't have to wait until the fall for great live performances. Summer festivals abound in this region, which we're calling Kentucky, Indiana (Bloomington) and Ohio (Cincinnati), and we've compiled a short list of events within 2 hours driving. If you decide to head to a festival, let us know! Add your comments below with your impressions, recommendations and insights.

Cincinnati Opera: This company is a summer company, presenting a handful of operas in a tightly-scheduled two months. You still have time to catch Aida, which opens tonight and runs through July 28th. Tickets and information here and (513) 241-2742.

Indiana University: Summer Music 2013 starts today with the highlight symphony concert tonight at 8pm, featuring Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 and Augusta Read Thomas' Of Paradise and Light. The festival ends next Tuesday with Mozart's "Great" Mass and Barber's Adagio for Strings/Agnus Dei. Tickets and information here and (812) 855-7433.

Chamber Music Festival of Lexington: The 2013 festival expands to two weeks with Texas-based wind quintet WindSync, presenting planned and pop-up concerts around town. The second week of concerts at the Fasig-Tipton Pavilion (normally the home for Thoroughbred auctions) present tenor Nicholas Phan, pianist Alessio Bax, composer Raymond Lustig, among others. The festival runs August 12-25, and tickets and information are here and info@chambermusiclex.com

Daniel Gilliam is Program Director for LPM Classical. Email Daniel at dgilliam@lpm.org.