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Upcoming Events

Please note: Porchfest has been postponed to Sunday, October 1.

Stayin' Alive: One Night of the Bee Gees
Friday, September 29 - 8:00PM
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STAYIN' ALIVE offers to their audiences the songs and sights of a full Bee Gees play list, singing blockbusters such as Night Fever, Jive Talkin', How Deep Is Your Love, You Should Be Dancing, Nights on Broadway, and Stayin' Alive. In addition, they perform softer poetic ballads such as I Started a Joke, Massachusetts, Fanny Be Tender, Words, and To Love Somebody among other great hits.
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STAYIN' ALIVE is the largest and most definitive production of its kind, offering big screen video clips, photos and dazzling imagery. STAYIN' ALIVE is the quintessential tribute band to the Bee Gees, capturing the excitement of live performance and the tender subtleties of the human voice!

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Dirty Deeds: The AC/DC Experience
​Saturday, September 30 - 8:00PM
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Dirty Deeds, The AC/DC Experience out of Boston, MA, has been touring the US for over 20 years bringing forth their high energy and wildly entertaining tribute to one of the world's best rock bands; AC/DC! Dirty Deeds' performance revisits all of the timeless AC/DC hits along with a theatrical ride through rock n' roll history bringing you back to the early music that was at the roots of AC/DC's rise to stardom.
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Earning a reputation for their attention to detail and passion for AC/DC, Dirty Deeds, The AC/DC Experience recreates the exact sound of AC/DC by capturing the unique and exact tone that the super group has come to be known for. On stage, Dirty Deeds mimics the antics and appearance of AC/DC in such a way that will keep you wondering if you're experiencing the real thing! Making use of interactive video, lighting, and functional theatrical props, Dirty Deeds recaptures the essence of an AC/DC concert in its entirety! Truly an experience, unlike any other!

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Magic Rocks!  Starring Leon Etienne - America's Rock Illusionist
Friday, October 6 - 7:30PM
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From Radio City Music Hall to Planet Hollywood Casino and from Studio City Casino in Macau to his very own theater on the beautiful island waters of Saipan, the unique performance style of Illusionist Leon Etienne attracts entertainment producers to book him all over the world. He’s rocked stages from coast to coast in the USA and in dozens of countries, including England, Ireland, France, China, and Australia. His performances frequently leave celebrities like Jimmy Fallon, Howard Stern, and Heidi Klum speechless.
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Hailed by critics as "America’s Rock Illusionist," Leon is a worldwide hit with audiences, critics, and producers. Etienne is recognized for his on stage charisma, a fast paced, high energy, rock n’ roll edge performance style, and his no nonsense approach to magic. He has appeared on the world’s biggest TV shows, trended worldwide on social media, and performs live at entertainment hotspots around the world.

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Dancing Dream: An ABBA Tribute Band
Saturday, October 7 - 8:00PM
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DANCING DREAM, the Tribute to ABBA - the greatest pop supergroup from Sweden, electrifies audiences of all ages with the best ABBA hits Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, Take a Chance, Fernando, and many more.  Founded by two European singers in 2009, featured on the Stephen Colbert Show and in large venues across North America, this New York City based ABBA Tribute Band transports audiences back to the happy, groovy 70's. With beautiful harmonies, elaborate costumes and exciting choreography, every show is to be remembered.

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The Addams Family
​October 13 - November 5
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Sponsored by Yankee Electric, Studley's  Flowers and Greenhouse, LAARS Heating and YMCA

The Addams Family is a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before– keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.

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Yesterday: A Tribute to the Beatles
Friday, November 10 - 8:00PM
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Performing the Beatles since 2001, Yesterday-A Tribute to The Beatles was founded by Don Bellezzo. Yesterday is based in Las Vegas and tours not only in the US, but internationally! With seven tours of Japan, dozens more to Canada, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Bahamas, and United States military bases throughout the World, these entertainers have performed on five continents. Yesterday is Endorsed by Sir Paul McCartney himself!

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Eaglemania - The World's Greatest Eagles Tribute Band
Saturday, November 11 - 8:00PM
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EagleMania – The World’s Greatest Eagles Tribute Band. That isn’t their slogan by mistake! EagleMania has dedicated themselves to faithfully reproducing the music of The Eagles. Since their inception, EagleMania has been thrilling audiences all over the country with their stunning five part harmony and their uncanny ability to emulate the unmistakable sound of The Eagles. Their show consists of the Eagles’ greatest hits, as well as some of the solo work of Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and Joe Walsh.

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Sensory Sensitive Performance)
Thursday, November 16 - 5:00PM
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Safe Haven Ballet presents HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (Sensory Sensitive), choreographed by Miranda Bailey.

The story of a lonely creature who tries to cancel Christmas by stealing the gifts & decorations from the homes of the nearby town of Whoville on Christmas Eve. This ballet is full of laughter, romance, & an important lesson about the true meaning of the holiday season.
The Grinch is a unique interactive experience for audience members of all ages & learning opportunity that transforms our ballet stage into a vibrant classroom!

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Bearly Dead: Grateful Dead Tribute
​Friday, November 17 - 8:00PM
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Bearly Dead is a high-energy tribute to The Grateful Dead and all of its members throughout the years. While the band plays all of the Grateful Dead classics, they also dive into an extended catalog, which may include any song that any member of the Dead ever performed. With over 250 songs in rotation and new material being added all the time, Bearly Dead performs wildly different setlists every night and ensures that each show is a unique experience. With no designated “Jerry” or “Bobby”, this band is able to breathe new life into songs with their fresh, high-energy approach to them.

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Blizzard of Ozz: A Tribute to Ozzy with Stormbringer: A Tribute to Deep Purple
Saturday, November 18 - 8:00PM
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Blizzard of Ozz brings the ultimate Ozzy show to Rochester Opera House by recreating both the sound and visual appeal of Ozzy’s early very successful solo days with the renowned late guitarist Randy Rhoads, and providing a non stop performance from Ozzy's first 2 albums of the Randy Rhoads era, plus other later Ozzy solo hits as well as some legendary early Black Sabbath favorites.

Stormbringer begins the night with the most authentic Deep Purple show, recreating the legendary sound and creative live performances done by Deep Purple during their early period of success. Stormbringer guitarist Joe Stump, also guitarist of the band Alcatrazz, is a worldwide touring and recording artist with 10 solo album releases, and has been named by Guitar One Magazine as one of the ten fastest shredders of all time, and by Guitarist as one of the top 20 shredders of all time.

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Trumpet Kings: A Tribute to America's Great Trumpeters
Sunday, November 19 - 5:00PM
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Boston trumpet virtuoso Jay Daly blows audiences away in Trumpet Kings, a concert
show featuring his amazing renditions of all-time popular trumpet solos
from the 20th century. Daly conceived and wrote the show to celebrate the
work of the "kings" of the instrument who recorded #1 hits that continue to
delight listeners. Backed by the powerful New Hampshire Jazz Orchestra
directed by Clayton "Skip" Poole, you’ll enjoy a trumpet thrill ride through
the 20th century with hits from the likes of Louis Armstrong, Harry James,
Bix Beiderbecke, Roy Eldridge, Al Hirt, Chuck Mangione, Maynard
Ferguson, Herb Alpert, and more.

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North Shore Medium Jocelyn Boucher
Friday, November 24 - 7:00PM
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Jocelyn is a naturally gifted evidential psychic medium and spiritual healer. She has over 15 years of professional experience. She received the most remarkable gift of being able to communicate with the other side when she was 3 years old. Born with these gifts and seeing spirit in everyday life, she was taught and trained to use her gifts with Divine purpose and understanding.

Her compassion, wisdom and calming nature enables my clients to feel comfortable and at ease, as she passes along incredibly accurate and personal information. Jocelyn brings warmth and humor to her public demonstrations. Her messages reinforce that our departed loved ones are always around us, and that the spirit lives on.

There is limited seating for this performance.

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The Nutcracker: Presented by Sole City Dance
November 30 - December 3
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The Nutcracker, a holiday entertainment tradition, returns once again to the Rochester Opera House. For the seventeenth year, Sole City Dance will present its enchanting version of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s tale featuring the mysterious toymaker Herr Drosselmeyer, Clara and her beloved Nutcracker Prince, dancing snowflakes, battling mice and many other fantastic and colorful characters.

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A Christmas Carol
​December 8 - 23
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It isn't the holiday season without revisiting the beloved tale of the penny-pinching and bad tempered old miser Ebenezer Scrooge and the awakening of his long forgotten festive spirit. This ghostly tale of the Past, Present, and Future is brought to life in this exciting musical adaptation.

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White Christmas: A Strafford Wind Symphony Concert
Wednesday, December 20 - 7:00PM
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Strafford Wind Symphony proudly presents its 2023 holiday concert entitled, White Christmas. This year’s performance features a wide variety of traditional and newer arrangements that celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, and the New Year. Numerous selections incorporate vocalists accompanied by a full cinematic display behind the ensemble. Start your holiday season and celebrations by attending Strafford Wind Symphony’s White Christmas concert.

Children under age 12 are free but do still need a ticket to enter.

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Lez Zeppelin
​Friday, December 29 - 8:00PM
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Founded in 2004 by New York guitarist Steph Paynes, the all-girl quartet Lez Zeppelin has since gained unanimous critical acclaim as one of the most exciting live acts around, becoming the first female rock act to pay homage to Led Zeppelin, and to garner rave reviews across the board.
Lez Zeppelin stays true to the musically audacious spirit of the original, delivering the legendary rock band's blistering arrangements and monstrous sound note-for-note at sold-out frenzied shows around the world. In June, 2013, Jimmy Page attended their show in London and said of the group, “They played the Led Zeppelin music withan extraordinary sensuality and an energy and passion that highlighted their superb musicianship.”

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Atlanta Rhythm Section
Friday, March 1 - 8:00PM
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They’ve been part of the Southern Rock scene for over 50 years. Their biggest hits include So Into You, Champagne Jam, Imaginary Lover, Homesick, and Spooky. But there’s so much more...
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With 15 albums of outstanding songwriting and performances, The Atlanta Rhythm Section represents the good things the phrase “classic rock” implies.

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About Us

Rochester Opera House

31 Wakefield Street
Rochester, NH 03867
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The historic Rochester Opera House, a not-for-profit organization, presents an annual performance season of shows for children, teens, adults, and seniors.  Built within City Hall in 1908, this beautifully restored theater is the only remaining theater in the world with a unique mechanism that raises the orchestra floor at an incline for amphitheater seating and levels the floor for dancing.

Our mission is to educate, engage, empower, challenge, and inspire a community of all ages by presenting extraordinary and culturally diverse theatre, performance art, music, dance, and film on the city’s foremost performing arts stage.  As we preserve our vibrant historic theater for future generations, we embrace the integration of a broad arts culture in our community.  Through the cultivation of new performers, diversity of shows, and innovative arts education programs developed with an “ARTS FOR ALL” philosophy, we bring the incredible power of the arts to the widest possible audience.

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RPAC

32 North Main Street
Rochester, NH 03867
​(603) 948-1099

The Rochester Performance & Arts Center (RPAC) is located in the heart of downtown Rochester, New Hampshire. Opened in 2017, and just around the block from the historic Rochester Opera House, RPAC is an intimate venue offering affordable entertainment, educational programming, and event spaces for private parties and community gatherings. 

RPAC combines a versatile recital hall with 150 seats, rehearsal and practice studios, costume and scenic workshops, and a premier art gallery for emerging and seasoned artists alike. RPAC offers a wide variety of affordable lessons and classes based in art, dance, music, theatre, and more. ​​​

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As a community-supported nonprofit, membership from annual donors remains crucial for the Rochester Opera House and RPAC to continue to grow, and to present exceptional entertainment and educational programming.

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