Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra Noir and more music in New Orleans this week | Keith Spera

Live music highlights in New Orleans for the first full week of June include an Italian opera/pop star and a genre-blending classical/contemporary orchestra from Atlanta.

ANDREA BOCELLI

TUESDAY, SMOOTHIE KING CENTER

Classical music and opera don’t typically fill arenas. Bocelli’s mass appeal stems largely from his crossover projects. Christmas albums, movie tie-ins, hugely popular PBS specials, English-language recordings, Olympic closing songs, pop star collaborations and remaking popular songs have all helped fuel the handsome former attorney’s ascent to the pop stratosphere. Last year’s “Duets (30th Anniversary)” project included a duet with south Louisiana’s own Lauren Daigle. Barely two years after making his New Orleans debut, Bocelli returns to headline the Smoothie King Center on Tuesday. Steven Mercurio will conduct the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, which will be augmented by a 60-member choir. Scheduled guest performers include soprano Juliana Grigoryan, baritone Edward Parks, cellist Mariko Muranaka, pop singer Pia Toscano and a quartet of dancers. Tickets to his show Tuesday at the Smoothie King Center with the LPO are still available through Ticketmaster, starting at $85 plus taxes. Showtime is 8 p.m.

The Atlanta classical/contemporary hybrid Orchestra Noir.

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OTHER NOTEWORTHY SHOWS

THURSDAY

The Cat Empire brings its “Bird In Paradise Album Tour” to Tipitina’s on Thursday. Opening the show is the local ensemble Toysauce featuring Jelly Joseph, Brad Walker, Aurelien Barnes, Terrence Houston, Noah Young, Sam Kuslan and Leon Toye. Tickets are $45.

Jazz vocalist Cindy Scott, a New Orleans native who teaches at the Berklee School of Music in Boston, sings at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro ($30).

Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners keep the dancers moving for the weekly Zydeco Night at Rock ‘N’ Bowl ($15).

FRIDAY

Galactic bassist Rob Mercurio and guitarist Jeff Raines formed their jazz-funk side project Good Enough for Good Times soon after Hurricane Katrina. Jazz-funk and rare groove instrumentals still make up the bulk of the Good Enough for Good Times repertoire. The musicians draw on the Blue Note Records catalog of the ‘60s and ‘70s, referencing classic albums by the likes of guitarist Grant Green and saxophonist Lou Donaldson. They also write original material and dig up obscure classic New Orleans funk, including cuts by the band Salt, a contemporary of the Meters that is largely forgotten. Good Enough For Good Times headlines this weekend’s installment of the summer-long “Free Fridays” series at Tipitina’s. Deltaphonic opens the show at 9 p.m. There is no cover.

Drummer Jason Marsalis showcases some “rare works” from the catalog of his late father, the pianist and composer Ellis Marsalis Jr., at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. at Snug Harbor ($40).

Paul McDonald delivers his story-songs in a soulful voice that has been compared to a cross between Rod Stewart and Bob Dylan. He and his band the Mourning Doves, along with special guest Olivia Barnes, perform at Chickie Wah Wah on Friday. Tickets start at $20.

Guitarist Brint Anderson leads his band at the Maple Leaf Bar starting at 10 p.m. ($15 advance, $20 day of show).

Veteran blues guitarist Little Freddie King plugs in at d.b.a. on Frenchmen Street for an early show from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Long-running cover band The Topcats plays hits from multiple decades at Rock ‘N’ Bowl ($10).

SATURDAY

Founded in Atlanta in 2016 as a classical/contemporary music mash-up, Orchestra Noir brings its popular “Y2K Meets 90s Tour” back to the Orpheum Theater. Tickets, should any remain, start at $67 plus fees.

Jazz trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis leads a sextet at Snug Harbor at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ($40).

DJ Soul Sister presides over “Purple Takeover: A Prince Celebration” at Tipitina’s, where she spins Prince tunes from her vast vinyl collection. Show time is 10 p.m.; tickets start at $20.

Longtime Roadmasters drummer Wayne Maureau powers his Vieuxdoo Nouveau at the Maple Leaf Bar at 8 p.m. ($15 advance, $20 at the door).

SUNDAY

The Walrus: A New Orleans Beatles Experience performs the music of the Fab Four at the Broadside at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $15.

Black AmericanaFest presents “Southern Nights,” an evening of singer-songwriters and storytelling featuring guitarists and vocalists Dusky Waters, Joy Clark and Sabine McCalla, plus a bevy of backing musicians. Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.; tickets are $30.

Cajun accordionist and singer Bruce Daigrepont and his band stage their monthly fais do do Cajun dance at Tipitina’s, starting at 5:15 p.m. Tickets are $20.

From 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., the Maple Leaf Bar hosts the “Heroes Wear Tie-Dye” Blood Drive. At 9 p.m., the Joe Krown Trio with guitarist Papa Mali grooves at the Leaf ($15 advance, $20 at the door).

Ice Nine Kills’ Silver Scream-A-Thon Tour kicks off the first of two consecutive nights at the Fillmore. Tickets start at $70.

MONDAY

Peter Hook & the Light headline the Joy Theater. Hook is expected to perform New Order’s 2001 album “Get Ready” in its entirety, as well as other New Order songs and songs from its predecessor, Joy Division. Tickets start at $50.

The Charmaine Neville Band holds down its weekly Monday gig at Snug Harbor at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ($30).

TUESDAY

Jazz pianist Oscar Rossignoli is joined by Matt Booth and Peter Varnado at Snug Harbor at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ($30).

WEDNESDAY

Naomie April and the Moments play a free happy hour show at 5 p.m. at Snug Harbor. Trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra then fill the Snug stage at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ($45).

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