Thomas Bankston, General and Artistic Director of Dayton Opera, previews the upcoming production of Puccini’s La Boheme at the Schuster Center with Host Hank Cates on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 3:30 p.m. following the San Francisco Opera’s broadcast of Massenet’s Werther. Read more.

Book lovers, opera aficionados, autograph hounds, gourmands, Sunday shoppers and their friends make reservations now to enjoy dinner and conversation with Adrienne McDonnell, author of The Doctor and the Diva (recently released in paperback). This unique event is sponsored by Opera Guild of Dayton and will be held at Brio Tuscany Grill at the Greene [...]

Before TV’s Friends and Broadway’s Rent, there was La Bohème. Hear the plot and musical excerpts Thursday, Oct 13 at 6 p.m. at DVAC. It’s FREE and open to the public. Rumor has it some of the cast members may be dropping by after their rehearsal.

  School has officially started here at Dayton Opera! What that means, of course, is that the first day of rehearsal for the opening opera production of our 2011-12 “Transcendent Season” is happening today, and that production is Puccini’s great opera LA BOHEME. The first rehearsal, which is exclusively a musical rehearsal w/ the conductor and the [...]

Now thru Friday, Oct. 7, purchase a “C” Category Ticket for $17.95 (a $36 value) to either performance of Dayton Opera’s La Bohème and 10% of the proceeds will go to WDPR 88.1. It’s called “Deals That Give Back.” The offer is valid for either performance of Puccini’s classic opera on Friday, October 21, at 8 [...]

Dayton Opera’s 50th Anniversary Star Gala on May 22, 2011, ended the season on a high note when 12 of Dayton Opera’s brightest stars returned to the Schuster Center stage to perform a selection of opera’s most beautiful, dramatic and comedic music. Tune in to WDPR 88.1 FM on Saturday at 1 p.m. to hear this [...]

A new version of Porgy and Bess may be heading to Broadway and Phillip Boykin — who was Dayton Opera’s “Crown” in last season’s production of the Gershwins’ opera – is reprising the role he brought to the Schuster Center stage. But the new production is causing quite the controversy…check out last Sunday’s N.Y. Times story on-line…and [...]

The Dayton Opera is proud to announce the addition of 4 new board members including Sharon Gratto, DMA; Edward Hughes, MD, PhD; Richard Kaiser; and Jerry Reaper. Dr. Gratto is a Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Music at the University of Dayton.  She is a graduate of Oberlin College, American University, [...]