Season Opening Celebration: Prince Orlofsky’s Grand Masquerade
In-Theatre Availability
| Location | Date and Time |
| Schuster Center | September 16, 2023 7:30 pm |
| Schuster Center | September 17, 2023 2:30 pm |
About the Program
The 2023–24 season opens with a bang: a grand masquerade! All three art forms—DPAA’s Opera, Philharmonic, and Ballet—take the stage in an evening of extravagant celebration. At the heart of the performance is Act II from Strauss’s comic opera, Fledermaus (Revenge of the Bat). The scene is Prince Orlofsky’s party, where disguises and deception abound, and the champagne never stops. Join the party—you never know who is going to show up!
Ballet Series Subscribers have the Saturday, September 16, or Sunday, September 17 performance included in their subscription. Opera Series Subscribers have the Saturday, September 16, or Sunday, September 17 performance included in their subscription. Masterworks 8 Series Subscribers have the Saturday, September 16, or Sunday, September 17 performance included in their subscription.
Program
Johann Strauss, II Overture and Act II Die Fledermaus
Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5
Vittorio Monti Czardas
Vincenzo Bellini “Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni” from La sonnambula
Gioachino Rossini “La Calunnia” from The Barber of Seville
Johann Strauss, II Thunder and Lightning Polka
This performance does not have an intermission
Featured Artists
Katherine DeYoung . . . . . Prince Orlofsky
Kenneth Shaw . . . . . Dr. Falke
Amber Norelai . . . . . Adele
Sam Dhobhany . . . . . Frank
Jason Cox . . . . . Eisenstein
Rebecca Krynski Cox . . . . . Rosalinda
Monét X Change, bass-baritone
Aurelian Oprea, violin
Kathleen Clawson, stage director
Neal Gittleman, conductor
Brandon Ragland, choreographer
Jeffrey Powell, chorusmaster
Dayton Opera
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Dayton Ballet
Dayton Opera Chorus
Opening Night Special Events
Preconcert Ballroom Bash
Saturday, September 16
After-Party with Monét X Change & The Rubi Girls
Saturday, September 16
Take Note – Live at 6:30 in the Schuster
Artistic Director Kathleen Clawson presents Take Note Talk live from the stage in the Schuster Center, from 6:30-7pm. Learn about the featured works on this program before the curtain rises!