Opera in the Italian Garden 2025

The popular concert "Opera in the Italian Garden" will be presented on stage in the beautiful Italian Renaissance Cultural Garden Sunday, July 27, 2025 from 6-7:30 p.m. with the Cleveland Opera & Cleveland Ballet Theater.

This year’s concert will feature ballet dancers from the prestigious New York City Ballet in New York and BalletMet. Reserved seats in front of the stage are available at: operaitaliangarden2025.eventbrite.com.

There is free entry for the lawn area to bring your own chair and a picnic. This family-friendly concert showcases well-known music from famous operas, Broadway and popular Italian songs on the lawn of Cleveland's Cultural Monument to Italy in Rockefeller Park. Free wine tastings will be offered by Matteo Silvaggio of Little Italy Wines.

The opera concerts were performed during the 1930’s and 1940’s and the Italian Cultural Garden revived them once again for the Cleveland public.

The Italian Cultural Garden continues this tradition of offering the cultural arts of Italy to the Ohio public. A free concert featuring great music and free parking - a perfect relaxed summer setting to introduce children to ballet and opera.

Opera in the Italian Garden: Upper Level at 990 East Blvd. in Cleveland. For information: 216-916-7780.  Restrooms on site. Advised to come early. Free Parking Options: Michael White School parking lot on Parkgate Ave/E. 92nd near the garden and along East Blvd., east side of the street only, across from the Italian Garden.