(Photo credit: Aimee Hancock) On June 18, musicians of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, represented by American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 101-473, rallied to defend the future of the organization. They were joined by community members, arts advocates, and supporters at Epiphany Lutheran Church where they called on the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (DPAA) to reverse course on programming cuts {…}
The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance has announced its 2026-27 season, featuring collaborations between Dayton Opera, Dayton Ballet, and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra under Music and Artistic Director Keitaro Harada. “West Side Story” will bring together all three DPAA companies in a production conducted by Harada and presented in collaboration with Wright State University. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-27, 2026 Haydn’s “Mass {…}
The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera The season opens with Bizet’s “Carmen” led by an all-female team composed of Chelsea Gallo, a rising star within the conducting world, Irene Rodriguez, an award-winning Flamenco dancer and choreographer, and Dayton Opera’s Artistic Director Kathleen Clawson as stage director. Performance Dates: Nov. 1-2, 2025 A double will be {…}
Dayton Performing Arts Alliance is set to present Puccini’s “Tosca” this April. The showcase, which is set for April 20 and 21 at the Mead Theatre of the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, will be directed by Kathleen Clawson. Neal Gittleman conducts the score. The opera stars Caitlin Gotimer in the title role, which she took on at {…}
Ohio’s Dayton Performing Arts Alliance will present Händel’s “Messiah” on Dec. 13, 2023. The showcase will feature Dayton’s Opera, Philharmonic, and Chamber Chorus joining forces under conductor Neal Gittleman. Soloists include Adia Evans, Tess Fackelmann, Dylan Davis, and Ben Brady. “Handel’s ‘Messiah’ is one of my earliest musical memories—or at least the ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ is,” Gittleman said in an official {…}
The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance will present the Season Opening Celebration: “Prince Orlofsky’s Grand Masquerade.” The performance will take place on Sept. 16 and 17 at the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center and will feature the Dayton Ballet, Opera, and Philharmonic Orchestra. The opening gala will feature special guest and dual crown winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” Monét {…}
The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance released the report for its 2022-2023 noting an increase in ticket revenue and noting a return of 80% of pre-COVID audiences. The report was presented at the Annual Board of Trustees Meeting in the Community Room of the Dayton Metro Library’s Main branch in downtown Dayton on the afternoon of June 15, 2023. The report stated {…}
Ohio-based Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (DPAA) will conclude its 2022-2023 Stained Glass Series with a concert on Sunday, June 11, at New Season Ministry in Huber Heights. The concert will feature the Dayton Philharmonic conducted by Neal Gittleman, along with collaborations with New Season Ministry’s choir and musicians. The program will feature soprano Kayla Oderah, the Dayton Opera Artist-in-Residence, who {…}
The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (DPAA) has been awarded an $18,000 grant by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) through its Grants for Arts Project. The grant aims to expand DPAA’s current Opera Artists-in-Residence (AIR) program and provide additional support for the professional and artistic development of the artists. The expanded AIR program is set to commence in September {…}
Ohio-based Dayton Performing Arts Alliance will conclude its 2022-23 season with a special performance. The program, which will feature Mozart’s “Missa brevis in C Major, K. 259,” will include performances by soprano Kayla Oderah, mezzo-soprano Allison Deady, tenor Carl Rosenthal, bass Sankara Harouna, and the Dayton Philharmonic Chorus. “The program opens with the seventh of the eight ‘short masses’ that {…}