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DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

127 N MICHIGAN ST
SOUTH BEND, IN 46601

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The Seasons of Vivaldi + Piazzolla

The Seasons of Vivaldi + Piazzolla

Oct 25

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons meets Piazzolla’s Buenos Aires Seasons in a program that pairs baroque sounds with tango-driven rhythm and edge. Hear “Spring” and “Summer” through two contrasting musical worlds—one...

Symphony Sleigh Ride Adventure

Symphony Sleigh Ride Adventure

Nov 29

Travel the world through festive holiday music and traditions from many cultures, brought to life by the full orchestra in this family-friendly concert at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center....

Musician Voices

Musician Voices

Jan 10

Lara Turner, Principal cello, creates a concert, shaped by one musician’s ear, where Baroque, contemporary voices, and new commissions are woven into her singular voice....

Tunes + Fairy Tales

Tunes + Fairy Tales

Mar 14

Enter a musical storybook filled with enchanted kingdoms, fearless princesses, and daring princes. With every note, The Symphony weaves magic and wonder, leading us joyfully to...

🌙 Make a Night of It

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Past Shows

Celebrate Local Returns

Celebrate Local Returns

Mar 15

Celebrate Local highlights South Bend’s vibrant compositional talent, showcasing works by local composers. Featuring works by John Liberatore, Jorge Muñiz, and Marjorie Rusche....

Musician Favorites: From Jennet

Musician Favorites: From Jennet

Jan 11

Oboist Jennet Ingle walks us through the work of Prokofiev the world premiere Oboe Concerto by Kincaid Rabb, and more!...

Musician Voices

Musician Voices

Jan 10

Lara Turner, Principal cello, creates a concert, shaped by one musician’s ear, where Baroque, contemporary voices, and new commissions are woven into her singular voice....

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 in C

Oct 20

The South Bend Symphony Orchestra will perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 25 in C on October 20, 2024, at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Directed...

Jessica Vosk

Jessica Vosk

Sep 23

Musical direction by Mary-Mitchell CampbellJessica Vosk is best known as "100% that witch" Elphaba in Broadway's Wicked. Her starring run at the Gershwin Theatre ended...

Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening

Apr 18 – Apr 22, 2018

Spring Awakening book & lyrics by Steven Sater, music by Duncan Sheik. Based on the play by Frank Wedekind. A musical explosion of adolescent angst...

Native Gardens

Native Gardens

Feb 22 – Mar 4, 2018

Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre presents Native Gardens by Karen Zacarias. Directed by Kevin Dreyer. Good fences make good neighbors…or do they? A good-natured...

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Nov 8 – Nov 12, 2017

Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre presents The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. A trivial comedy for serious people....

Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure

Oct 4 – Oct 6, 2017

"Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall." Five British actors use inventive staging to explore Shakespeare's rich morality play. Can a righteous woman...

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

Aug 15 – Aug 27, 2017

“... then there was a star danced, and under that was I born.” When men come home from war, marriage is on their minds, but...

ShakeScenes

ShakeScenes

Jul 15

The Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival's Community Company presents Shakespeare's greatest hits! Enjoy an afternoon of 10-minute scenes performed by young actors from throughout Michiana. Family-friendly...

A Song in the Wilderness

A Song in the Wilderness

May 27 – May 28, 2017

A Song in the Wilderness, written by Larry Gard, is a 45 minute long one-woman show that offers a dramatic exploration of the life and...

Notre Dame Glee Club Commencement Concert

May 18

The Glee Club presents its annual Commencement Concert, with a program selected by the Club's graduating seniors from the repertoire over the past four years....

This House

May 16

It’s 1974. The UK faces economic crisis and a hung parliament. In a culture hostile to cooperation, it’s a period when votes are won or...

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

May 10

It’s NPR’s Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me! like you’ve never seen it before! Because, well, normally you can’t see it…it’s a radio show. Host Peter...

Giulio Cesare

Apr 27 – May 5, 2013

New production! The opera that conquered London in Handel’s time comes to the Met in David McVicar’s lively production. The world’s leading countertenor, David Daniels,...

ND Playwrights Now!

Apr 30

Come see readings of scenes written by ND playwrights created in FTT’s Spring 2013 Playwriting course, taught by Anne García-Romero....

ND Band Chamber Ensembles Concert

Apr 28

The Notre Dame Band presents its concert featuring the Band's Section Ensembles - Trumpet Choir, Trombone Choir, Clarinet Choir, Sax Choir, Flute Choir, Horn Choir,...

Intimate Apparel

Apr 17 – Apr 21, 2013

This 2003 play is set in Lower Manhattan at the dawn of the 20th century. Esther Mills, a black seamstress, lives in a boarding house...

Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul

Apr 20

Ivers is simply the finest on the Irish fiddle today. Her fusion-minded spirit draws on her upbringing in the Bronx, a child of Irish immigrants....

Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert

Apr 19

The Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra presents its Spring Concert. The program will include Tchaikovsky's Symphony no. 4 and performances by winners of the orchestra's Concerto...

Notre Dame Chorale 2013 Spring Concert

Apr 12

The Notre Dame Chorale presents its Spring Concert, featuring music from the Renaissance to the 20th century. Alexander Blachly, Director, with Päivi Ekroth, Piano. Program...

Kristian Olesen

Apr 7

In three decades he has established a career as a concert soloist, chamber musician and cembalist. He has juried and competed in international organ competitions...

Stradivari Quartet

Apr 6

Four outstanding young musicians from China, Korea, Poland and Switzerland bring out of four Strads the height and depth of human emotion expressed in the...

Altan

Mar 22

In one generation Altan rose to the ranks of Ireland’s most admired traditional groups. Founded by the late Frankie Kennedy and the ethereal Mairéad Ní...

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Mar 5 – Mar 6, 2013

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s “sleek, athletic masters of the universe” (The New York Times) comes to the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center with a program...

Shadows of the Reef

Feb 21 – Mar 3, 2013

A young boy from a Filipino fishing village has died while working as a diver on a Leviathan fishing trawler, one that uses the controversial...

Pride and Prejudice

Feb 23

Few literary romances match the refined satire of Pride and Prejudice. L.A. Theatre Works’ stages the still thoroughly modern comedy about the headstrong Elizabeth Bennet...

Parsons Dance

Feb 7 – Feb 9, 2013

Parsons Dance draws raves from new and experienced dance audiences alike. A striking and athletic company smartly delivers choreographer David Parsons’ buoyant approach to contemporary...

Annette Richards

Feb 3

In her work as a music historian and keyboard player at Cornell University, Annette Richards draws on her training in English literature, art history, musicology...

The Magistrate

Jan 17

When amiable magistrate Posket (John Lithgow) marries Agatha (Nancy Carroll), little does he realise she’s dropped five years from her age – and her son’s....

Aida

Dec 15 – Jan 13, 2013

The Met's unforgettable production of Verdi's ancient Egyptian drama stars Liudmyla Monastyrska as the enslaved Ethiopian princess caught in a love triangle with the heroic...

La Clemenza di Tito

Dec 16

The virtuosic El?na Garan?a sings Sesto in Mozart’s drama set in ancient Rome. Giuseppe Filianoti is the noble Tito and Barbara Frittoli is Vitellia, in...

The Klezmatics

Dec 15

Often called a “Jewish roots band,” the Klezmatics is the vanguard in a popular revival of the ages-old, nearly forgotten klezmer art form. They’ve collaborated...

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Morris Performing Arts Center (2/27-2/27)
SIX (Boleyn Tour) in South Bend SIX (Boleyn Tour)
DeVos Performance Hall (1/12-1/17)
Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 in South Bend Mahler’s Symphony No. 2
Morris Performing Arts Center (4/17-4/17)
Handel’s Messiah: From Passion to Resurrection in South Bend Handel’s Messiah: From Passion to Resurrection
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (3/07-3/07)
Holiday Pops in South Bend Holiday Pops
Morris Performing Arts Center (12/20-12/20)
Parade in South Bend Parade
Intersection - Elevation (9/04-9/20)
SIX (Boleyn Tour) in South Bend SIX (Boleyn Tour)
Morris Performing Arts Center (6/04-6/06)
A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation in South Bend A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation
Elkhart (10/27-10/27)
Strauss + Elgar in South Bend Strauss + Elgar
Morris Performing Arts Center (9/26-9/26)
Scrooge! Interrupted in South Bend Scrooge! Interrupted
The Improv Mill (12/18-12/20)