Ballet, opera, Philharmonic tickets salute active military, veterans

Performances by Dayton Ballet, Dayton Opera and Dayton Philharmonic are included in the schedule of tickets offered to active-duty military members, retired veterans and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base government civilian employees in the Military Appreciation Program. (File photo)

Performances by Dayton Ballet, Dayton Opera and Dayton Philharmonic are included in the schedule of tickets offered to active-duty military members, retired veterans and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base government civilian employees in the Military Appreciation Program. (File photo)

The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance and Dayton Aerospace Inc. present the Military Appreciation Program for active-duty military members, retired veterans and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base government civilian employees in the Miami Valley. One performance for 2020 (one set of two complimentary tickets) is offered to military households. Additional tickets are available for sale. Eligible people are encouraged to ask about military and student discounts.

Tickets cannot be reserved until 30 days prior to the selected performance date.

Performances by Dayton Ballet, Dayton Opera and Dayton Philharmonic are included in the schedule.

Tickets are available at Ticket Center Stage, located in the Wintergarden of the Schuster Center at 1 W. Second St. (at the corner of Second and North Main Streets in downtown Dayton) or by calling 888-228-3630 to reserve tickets. A valid active-duty military, veteran or government civilian ID must be presented in person.

One pair in 2020 (January to June) selected from the listed performance schedule per military household will be available for pickup in person within 30 days of the performance date.

A limited number of tickets per performance date will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis. Inquiries may be made to 888-228-3630 regarding how many assigned tickets are still available for the Military Appreciation Program in a given performance. All performances are held at the Schuster Center unless otherwise indicated.

January – June 2020

  • Jan. 10, 8 p.m.: DPO Masterworks Series – Beethoven and Rachmaninoff
  • Jan. 11, 8 p.m.: DPO Masterworks Series – Beethoven and Rachmaninoff
  • Jan. 17, 8 p.m.: DPO SuperPops Series – Unforgettable: Nat and Natalie
  • Jan. 18, 8 p.m.: DPO SuperPops Series – Unforgettable: Nat and Natalie
  • Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.: Dayton Ballet – Love Vignettes (Victoria Theatre)
  • Feb. 14, 8 p.m.: Dayton Ballet – Love Vignettes (Victoria Theatre)
  • Feb. 21, 8 p.m.: DPO Masterworks Series – Beethoven's 6th and Mozart
  • Feb. 22, 8 p.m.: DPO Masterworks Series – Beethoven's 6th and Mozart
  • Feb. 28, 8 p.m.: Dayton Opera – La Cenerentola
  • March 1, 3 p.m.: Dayton Opera – La Cenerentola
  • March 6, 8 p.m.: DPO SuperPops Series – Fiedler's Favorites II with Rhapsody in Blue
  • March 7, 8 p.m.: DPO SuperPops Series – Fiedler's Favorites II with Rhapsody in Blue
  • March 8, 3 p.m.: DPO Family Series – The Musical World of Harry Potter
  • March 15, 3 p.m.: DPO Recital Series – Strings and Piano Salon (Dayton Art Institute Rose Auditorium)
  • March 22, 3 p.m.: Dayton Opera – Star Recital: Angel Blue
  • March 27, 8 p.m.: DPO Masterworks Series – Alpine Symphony
  • March 28, 8 p.m.: DPO Masterworks Series – Alpine Symphony
  • April 2, 7:30 p.m.: Dayton Ballet – Innovations (Victoria Theatre)
  • April 3, 8 p.m.: Dayton Ballet – Innovations (Victoria Theatre)
  • April 17, 8 p.m.: DPO SuperPops Series – Havana Nights
  • April 18, 8 p.m.: DPO SuperPops Series – Havana Nights
  • April 24, 8 p.m.: Dayton Opera – Going for Baroque!
  • April 26, 3 p.m.: Dayton Opera – Going for Baroque!
  • May 3, 3 p.m.: DPO Recital Series – Concertmaster's Choice (Dayton Art Institute Rose Auditorium)
  • May 8, 8 p.m.: DPO Masterworks Series – Beethoven's 1st and The Firebird
  • May 9, 8 p.m.: DPO Masterworks Series – Beethoven's 1st and The Firebird
  • May 15, 8 p.m.: DPO SuperPops Series – The Rat Pack, Symphonic!
  • May 16, 8 p.m.: DPO SuperPops Series – The Rat Pack, Symphonic!
  • June 5, 8 p.m.: DPO Masterworks Series – Beethoven's Eroica
  • June 6, 8 p.m.: DPO Masterworks Series – Beethoven's Eroica

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