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Welcome to the Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre, the historic Ariel Opera House, permanent home of The Ohio Valley Symphony, in the heart of Gallipolis, Ohio. Explore our website for upcoming performances and events, lessons, directions, and history! Be sure to contact the Ariel Opera House Box Office at 740-446-ARTS (2787) if you have any questions or if we may help you in planning your next visit to Gallipolis. (COVID-19 Statement)
read moreApril Foolishness, The Ohio Valley Symphony
April 1, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now We all need a bit of levity in our lives and April 1st is the perfect time for it. Maestro Peter Stafford Wilson will lead the OVS in an evening of whimsy and farce. Canon Brent Sturm will join him with tongue planted firmly in cheek narrating The Young Lutheran’s Guide to the Orchestra. This demos each instrument of the orchestra and the narrator lets us know why a good Lutheran would not want to play it! Also on the program is Vaughan Williams Aristophanic Suite (remember Aristophanes is...
read moreAppalachian Spring, The Ohio Valley Symphony
April 15, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now Aaron Copland’s immortal Appalachian Spring is the perfect musical description of April and we are happy to have Maestro Scott Woodard to conduct this monumental concert piece that was lost when a previous season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioned by the indomitable Martha Graham and her dancers for a ballet by the same name, Appalachian Spring (originally titled Ballet for Martha). The Shaker hymn Simple Gifts is quoted extensively in this piece. The ballet premiered in...
read moreThe Roarin’ Twenties! The Ohio Valley Symphony
May 20, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now 100 years ago a new age was dawning, the skirts were shorter, the money flowed freely and the the Roarin’ Twenties brought in a whole new style of American music. Be at the Ariel Opera House on May 20th to celebrate an entire concert of brand new arrangements of Roarin’ Twenties music by Cincinnati Pops Principal Arranger Tim Berens featuring vocalist Mandy Gaines and pianist Michael Chertock. Be the first to hear these brand new arrangements as the concert will be recorded live by a Grammy...
read moreA Video History of the Ariel Opera House
Watch the history of the Ariel Opera House unfold – from it’s opening on Christmas Day 1895 to the present. Narrated by the founder and Executive Director Lora Lynn Snow. [Transcript] Lora Lynn Snow: “Welcome to the historic Ariel Opera House in downtown Gallipolis, Ohio. The Ariel was built in 1895 by the Ariel Oddfellows lodge. It was a fairly typical 19th century Appalachian Opera House with retail space on the front sidewalk and the theatre portion in the back with a banquet room on the second floor and their lodge...
read moreAriel Opera House COVID-19 Statement
Tickets can be purchased online or call the box office at 740-446-ARTS (2787) and leave a message and we will contact you. PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE NOW! Your safety and the safety of others is a top concern for us, so please stay home if you feel sick. Masks are encouraged at all times when not actively eating or drinking for both staff and audience members. Please practice social distancing while entering the venue. In these times of uncertainty, concert dates may be subject to change. Please watch for latest news here on the...
read more2022-23 Season Subscription! The Ohio Valley Symphony
New Subscribers Buy Here Now! New subscribers click the purple button to purchase your season subscription or call the Box Office at 740-446-ARTS (2787). Existing subscribers who wish to keep their current seats call the Box Office to order! Welcome our 33rd season and one of the most diverse ever planned! We kick things off with a change in venue. Our first concert will be held at Wedge Auditorium at the Point Pleasant Jr./Sr. High School, 280 Scenic Dr., Pt. Pleasant, WV on November 5th, with the dulcet sounds of Oboes on the Ohio. Is...
read moreOboes on the Ohio, The Ohio Valley Symphony
November 5, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now This opening concert will be held at Wedge Auditorium at Pt. Pleasant Jr./Sr. High School, 280 Scenic Dr., Point Pleasant, WV. On November 5th the dulcet sounds of the Cincinnati Symphony’s principal oboist, Dwight Parry will be heard on a North American premiere of Carl Vine’s Oboe Concerto with Cincinnati Symphony’s Associate Conductor, François López-Ferrer, on the podium. The concert also features music by Ravel, Debussy and Poulenc. François López-Ferrer, conductor François López-Ferrer...
read moreLunch & Learn, Holiday Marketing for Increased Business
November 15, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Ariel Chamber Theatre Free! Register Now! Take advantage of the influx of visitors to the Gallipolis in Lights extravaganza in downtown Gallipolis throughout December! Learn about special marketing initiatives that can help to market your visit as a destination stop throughout the holidays with presenter Presenter Randy Finney, former Gallipolis City Manager. This presentation of Holiday Marketing for Increased Business in conjunction with the Gallia County Chamber of Commerce. A link will be provided to those...
read moreThe Christmas Show! The Ohio Valley Symphony
December 3, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now Is there any Christmas music more beloved than the Nutcracker? On December 3rd hear the suite in its entirety along with other holiday songs of the season such as Silver Bells, Feliz Navidad, Frosty the Snowman and more under the baton of Steven Huang on December 3rd. Join in the fun with our annual Maestro for a Moment competition Steven Huang, conductor Maestro Steven Huang is thrilled to return to Southeastern Ohio to the podium of The Ohio Valley Symphony. He has conducted orchestras...
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Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre
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