Dayton Opera Blog

Opera Ball 2012 Puttin’ on the Ritz

The invitations are out! Reservations are coming in! The excitement is building! March 3 is only a few weeks away. Plan to join the Dayton Opera Guild for a roarin’ good time. Call Sam Bennett at 937/434-8236 now to reserve your spot. And be ready to bid on great Live and Silent Auction items. See [...]

Dayton Opera Adds Second Girl Scout Workshop Due to Sell-Out

Since 1989, the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio have been attending Girl Scout Night at the Dayton Opera. The scouts attend four hands-on sessions: wigs & make-up, dance, music & voice, backstage tour and receive a specially-designed commemorative patch from Dayton Opera. After a dinner break, the scouts attend a performance of the opera in the beautiful Schuster Center. [...]

Think TV’s Focus on Local Arts

If you haven’t had the opportunity to see Tom Bankston on ThinkTV’s Focus on Local Arts, click on this link: Or, go to the Dayton Opera’s YouTube channel. It’s a wonderfully articulate and compact video that features footage from the dress rehearsal of LaBoheme. Please share this link with friends (that’s how we make it “go viral”). [...]

Join Dayton Opera at Joya this Thursday

If you missed last Thursday at Joya at The Greene, be sukre to join us December 22 for Steak Night featuring Veleta Wines. Enjoy a bottle of Veleta, 2 Joya steak dinners and dessert choice for $50 per couple!  Holiday Music, Holiday Food, Holiday Fun and still taking reservations http://www.yelp.com/biz/joyas-bistro-beavercreek  

Dayton Opera Night at Joya in The Greene

Here’s a holiday value worth celebrating: A steak dinner for two served with a bottle of Veleta wine for only $50. Take advantage of this great holiday offer Thursday, Dec 15 at Joya in The Greene. Make your reservations now. BTW, Veleta is the official wine of Dayton Opera. Check out the special Veleta offer on “Romeo [...]

Get Ready to SWING-G-G-G!

The Tom Daugherty Orchestra will make your feet tap right out onto the dance floor at Dayton Country Club for Opera Guild of Dayton’s Opera Ball, Puttin’ on the Ritz, on March 3, 2012. Add some ropey pearls to your gown or a top hat to your tux and join us for an unforgettable evening [...]

Dayton Opera Chorus Mistletoe Quartet at The Greene

The Mistletoe Quartet is back this holiday season and will be strolling thru The Greene spreading holiday cheer. Bundle up and come hear carols performed by professional singers including a soprano, mezzo, bass, and tenor. Jeff Powell, Dayton Opera’s chorus director and tenor of the quartet, put this group together along with his wife Paula [...]

Holiday Gift Idea

Dayton Opera’s Romeo and Juliet and Veleta Wines Make the Perfect Holiday Gift Pairing Celebrate this holiday season by giving the gift of Dayton Opera and Veleta Wine. Enjoy a stunning performance at the Schuster Center with Dayton Opera’s production of Charles Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet on Friday, February 24 at 8 p.m. or Sunday, [...]

Dayton Opera Profiled On ThinkTV This Friday

Planning to tune in to Los Angeles Opera’s production of Il Postino this Friday evening on ThinkTV ( Nov. 25 at 9 p.m., HDTV16)? Don’t be surprised when you see Dayton Opera’s General and Artistic Director Thomas Bankston. No, he’s not in the opera; he’s interviewed by Think TV’s producer, Julie Davis, as part of [...]

Dayton Opera’s “Juliet” Makes Best of Year List

Dayton Opera goers have a big treat in store this winter! Joanna Mongiardo’s performance as Rosalina in Il Re with Teatro Grattacielo at the Lincoln Center was chosen in David Shengold’s selections for Das Opernwelt’s “Best of Year” Issue, 2011. The soprano will be performing the title role in Dayton Opera’s production of Charles Gounod’s [...]