Dayton Performing Arts Alliance

The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance was formed in July 2012 as the result of a groundbreaking and innovative merger between the Dayton Ballet, the Dayton Opera, and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. Together, they are the largest performing arts organization in the community, offering a tremendous variety of performance and education programs and setting a new standard for artistic excellence.

PASSPORT PERFORMANCE VENUES:

Passport performances take place at one of THREE venues. Please check each individual show listing for details:

To purchase Buy One – Get One FREE tickets for Passport-eligible performances, call DaytonLIVE! at 937-228-3630 or stop by the ticket office in the Schuster Performing Arts Center in person. Show your current Passport Card and photo identification when picking up tickets at the box office or at the performance venue. Valid for one free adult ticket of equivalent value of purchased ticket, limited to one discounted ticket per Passport holder per event.

PASSPORT ELIGIBLE PERFORMANCES 2023-2024

DAYTON BALLET

• Seasoning Opening Celebration: Prince Orlofsky’s Masquerade
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 7:30pm
  • Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 2:30pm
• Dracula: Bloodlines
• Victoria Theatre
  • Friday, October 27, 2023 at 7:30pm
  • Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 7:30pm
  • Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 2:30pm
• Swan Lake
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Friday, February 16, 2024 at 7:30pm
  • Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 7:30pm
  • Sunday, February 18, 2024 at 2:30pm
• New Beginnings
• Victoria Theatre
  • Friday, April 12, 2024 at 7:30pm
  • Friday, April 13, 2024 at 7:30pm
  • Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 2:30pm
• Dayton Ballet School Concert: Down the Yellow Brick Road
• Victoria Theatre
  • Saturday, May 4, 2023 at 2:30pm

DAYTON OPERA

• Seasoning Opening Celebration: Prince Orlofsky’s Masquerade
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 7:30pm
  • Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 2:30pm
• Puccini’s Tosca 
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 7:30pm
  • Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 2:30pm
• An Afternoon with Will Liverman: Opera Star Recital
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 2:30pm

DAYTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA – MASTERWORKS SERIES

• Seasoning Opening Celebration: Prince Orlofsky’s Masquerade
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 7:30pm
  • Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 2:30pm
• Pictures at an Exhibition
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Friday, September 29, 2023 at 7:30pm
  • Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 7:30pm
• Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Friday, November 10, 2023 at 7:30pm
  • Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 7:30pm
• Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony
  
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Friday, January 12, 2024 at 7:30 pm
  • Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 7:30 pm
• Brahms: A German Requiem
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Friday, March 8, 2024 at 7:30pm
  • Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 7:30pm
• Total Eclipse: The Sun and The Planets
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Friday, April 5, 2024 at 7:30pm
  • Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 7:30pm
• New World Symphony
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Friday, June 7, 2024 at 7:30pm
  • Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 7:30pm

DAYTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA – SUPERPOPS SERIES

• Huddle Up: Music of Sports
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 7:30pm
• The Celtic Tenors
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 7:30pm
• Soundtrack Magic: John Williams and Friends
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 7:30pm

DAYTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA – ROCKIN’ ORCHESTRA SERIES

• Steve Hackman’s Tchaikovsky X. Drake
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 7:30pm
• Jeans ‘n Classics: Music of Queen
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 7:30pm
• Arrival from Sweden: The Music of Abba
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 7:30pm
• Windborne’s Music of Whitney Houston
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 7:30pm
• The Music of Green Day
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 7:30pm

DAYTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA – LEARNING PROGRAM

• Young People’s Concert: Musical Mysteries – with Dayton Ballet II and Dayton Opera Artists in Residence
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 11:30am
• Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra: Winter Concert
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 2:30pm
• Magic Carpet Concerts: Once Upon a Time – with Dayton Ballet II and Dayton Opera Artists in Residence
• Dayton Masonic Center
  • Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 11:30am
  • Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 11:30am
  • Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 11:30am
• Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra: On Broadway! – with Dayton Opera Artists in Residence
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:30pm
• Young People’s Concert: A Salute to Teachers (and Students!) – with Dayton Ballet II and Dayton Opera Artists in Residence
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Wednesday, March 20 at 11:30am
• Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra: Spring Concert
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 2:30pm

SPECIAL EVENTS!

• Handel’s Messiah, featuring the Dayton Philharmonic Chamber Chorus
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 7:30pm

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