by Gaetano Donizetti

Friday, April 15, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 3:00 p.m.

Dayton Opera goes “military” with Donizetti’s simple, sweet and utterly delightful comedy about the rambunctious tomboy Marie, raised by the 21st regiment of the French army. Sadly, she may have to abandon the regiment and her beloved Tonio as she’s forced to assume the airs of French aristocracy.  But all ends happily, in this opera famous for Tonio’s “9 High C’s” aria!  As we celebrate our 50th with performances of this charming military romp, we will also celebrate and honor Dayton’s own military and support personnel of Wright Patterson Air Force Base!

Sung in French with English Surtitles

50th Anniversary Celebration Sponsor
     Miriam Rosenthal Memorial Trust Fund

50th Anniversary Main Stage Title Sponsor
     Kettering Health Network

Principal Sponsor:
     Opera Guild of Dayton

Leadership Sponsor:
     The ELM Foundation
     Gosiger, Inc. 

Performance Sponsor:
     Times Community Newspapers

Entrepreneur Sponsorship Circle Sponsor:
     Brower Insurance Agency

                         CAST:

Marie...............................Mary Wilson
Tonio.............................David Portillo*
Sulpice...........................Mark A. Baker
La Marquise................Shannon Magee*
Hortensius....................Charles Jebaily 

Conductor...........................Jeff Powell
Director.......................Johnathon Pape

* Dayton Opera Debut

Art & Arias / Opera Overatures

Luke Dennis is back to give you the opera-tunity to get to know the music, plot, and background of each opera production this season. Plan to attend one of these one-hour programs at the following locations. ART & ARIAS is held in the beautiful NCR Renaissance Auditorium at The Dayton Are Institute and includes live musical excerpts and related art history from a DAI docent. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!!

Art & Arias

Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.
Located at: the Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park North, Dayton

Opera Overtures

Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 5:00 p.m.
Located at: Books & Company, Town & Country Shopping Center, Kettering

• The Story of The Daughter of the Regiment
• How to Go - where to go, what to do, what to wear
• The Daughter of the Regiment Cast Bio's