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We’re Back and Better Than Ever! Join us for an exciting new performing arts season with Dayton Ballet, Dayton Opera, and Dayton Philharmonic.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Beethoven's Eroica: A Salute to Heroes
October 1, 2021
The DPAA begins its new season with a salute to heroes, with a recent work by Austin Jaquith honoring the heroes of the pandemic, followed by Beethoven’s majestic and dramatic…
The Rat Pack, Symphonic!
October 15, 2021
Sinatra, Martin, Davis, and their inimitable brand of woozy, boozy pop step onto the stage in the forms of three entertainers you’ll swear are the real deal. When our big…
PhilharMonster - It's Alive!
October 17, 2021
Halloween wouldn’t be complete without a family trip downtown for PhilharMonster. Maestro Neal Gittleman has once again combed through his music archives for the spookiest-sounding tunes, which are not only…
The Elixir of Love
October 23, 2021
Dayton Opera launches its season with Gaetano Donizetti’s lighthearted romantic comedy, a dazzling bel canto jewel that proves true love is the most powerful potion of all!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Next Broadcast: September 19, 2021 at 8:00 pm
from October 2019
Dayton Philharmonic…
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Next Broadcast:
Saturday, September 18, 2021 at 10:00 am
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Neal Gittleman, conductor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
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ALL SERIES
Ballet
2021-2022
Opera
2021-2022
Masterworks
2021-2022
SuperPops
2021-2022
Rockin'
2021-2022
Family
2021-2022
ABOUT ME
Aurelian Oprea
For the 2021–2022 Season, Aurelian Oprea will serve as Acting Concertmaster of the Dayton Philharmonic. He was born in Cluj-Napoca, the cultural capital of Romania’s Transylvania region. His parents and grandfather were string players in the Romanian National Opera House Orchestra, and his grandmother was the prima ballerina of the Opera’s ballet corps. Aurelian earned a bachelor’s degree in music performance from Bowling Green State University. He won his first professional audition at the age of 20, becoming the youngest member of the Michigan Opera Theater Orchestra in Detroit, a position he held until 2000 when he joined the DPO. Aurelian is fluent in Romanian, Hungarian and English. He resides in Grafton Hill with his wife, Rachel, and his daughter, Hanna.
