Pre- & Post-Performance Happenings!

Friday Evening & Sunday Matinee Performances

The Dayton Opera Celebration! Committee invites you to come early and enjoy the food, entertainment and fun in the Schuster Center’s Wintergarden. Enjoy musical selections from Rent — the Broadway hit inspired by La Bohème — by members of Wright State University’s Theatre Department on the DP&L Stage.

Dinner is available beginning two hours prior to Friday evening’s performance and lunch is available beginning two hours prior to Sunday’s matinee performance at Citilites Restaurant & Bar in the Schuster Center. In addition to their regular menu, the restaurant will serve a French entree in honor of the opera — Duck Leg Confit with Apricot Jam and Grand Marnier Demi over Roasted Fingerling Potatoes and Candied Cabbage @ $23.00. Reservations are encouraged by calling 222-0623.

No time to grab dinner? Our Opera Bites Food Bar features delicious food-by-the-bite and refreshments available for purchase. Food choices for La Boheme (notice the French theme put together by Chef Jennifer Ball) are:

Mini Duck Biscuits…$2
duck confit, apricot jam,  stuffed inside a butter biscuit.
Prosciutto Brochette…$2
sliced prosciutto wrapped around Brie, toasted baguette on a skewer.
Dacquoise Cake…$2
almond meringue cookie with chocolate buttercream filling.
Cinnamon Palmiers…$2
puff pastry rolled in cinnamon sugar.

Ticket holders can also hear a 20-minute Opera Preview with a synopsis of the plot of The Daughter of the Regiment in the Mead Theatre from Opera Guru Luke Dennis beginning one hour prior to curtain.

Before the Performance Friday Night

Are you a YP…or YP Wannabe? Young Professionals are invited to network with Dayton Opera at Sidebar 410 in the Oregon District beginning at 5:30 p.m. and meet cool, up & coming movers and shakers.

After the Performance on Friday Night

Join us at the Cast Party immediately following the performance on April 15th at the Dayton Racquet Club on the 29th Floor of the Kettering Tower. Enjoy the food and mingle with the cast, crew and fellow opera fans! Open to all ticket holders. Cash bar.