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NEW BEDFORD Fado singer Mariza returns to the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center in New Bedford on Friday, Oct. 23, at 8 p.m., back on a stage where the theater says she has captivated sold-out audiences time and again.
The theater bills Mariza as an international fado sensation and a true New Bedford favorite. Fado is Portugal's most treasured musical tradition, an expressive lament of destiny. Friday's set moves between traditional numbers and newer songs. The Telegraph has called her a dazzling, captivating force to behold.
The theater describes her powerful voice and commanding stage presence as breathing new life into the tradition, and frames the concert as an evening of passion, beauty and song. Her past Zeiterion shows have drawn sold-out audiences time and again, the theater says.
Tickets
Tickets are listed at $49 to $99 plus fees. The $99 ticket includes a meet and greet with Mariza. E-tickets arrive by email right after purchase and can be printed at home or shown on a phone at the door. Sales are final unless the show is cancelled or postponed, and there is a limit of nine tickets for a single performance. Groups of 10 or more book through the box office at 508-994-2900.
The box office opens two hours before ticketed events. The theater asks patrons to arrive 45 minutes before showtime; doors open 30 minutes before. Accessibility requests are made at the time of purchase, online buyers can leave a note in the check-out comments, and the theater notes that accessible seating is first come, first served.
The room
The Zeiterion, at 684 Purchase St. downtown, is New Bedford's last operating theater, a restored house with more than 1,200 seats. A $37 million renovation added modern amenities, new gathering spaces and restored architectural detail. For more than 100 years the stage has hosted international stars and local legends, and the Mainstage Series now presents dance, music, theater, comedy, lectures and film.
The event sponsor for Mariza is Horacio's. Bristol County Savings Bank is the season sponsor.
If you go
Mariza performs Friday, Oct. 23, at 8 p.m. at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, 684 Purchase St., New Bedford. Tickets are sold through the theater and its box office, 508-994-2900; the $99 tier includes the meet and greet.
Label: Reported by us, from the town's posted records.
Notes
Every fact comes from the Zeiterion's own Mariza event page and events listing, read fresh on Oct. 22, 2026, about 5:40 a.m. EDT: the Friday Oct. 23 8 p.m. date and time, the $49 to $99 plus fees price range from the all-events listing, the $99 meet-and-greet ticket tier, the theater's billing of Mariza (international fado sensation, true New Bedford favorite, sold-out audiences time and again), the Telegraph quote as printed on the page, e-ticket delivery, the final-sales and nine-ticket-limit policies, box office hours and phone, arrive-early guidance, and the theater's own description of the building (684 Purchase St., more than 1,200 seats, $37 million renovation, last operating theater in New Bedford). We checked the date against a calendar: Oct. 23, 2026 is a Friday. No outlet is a source for this story. Not heard: no one was contacted; the theater's page speaks for itself.
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Sources (2)
- Mariza at The Z | The ZeiterionThe Zeiterion's own Mariza event page: Friday Oct. 23, 8 p.m.; international fado sensation returning to the Z, sold-out audiences time and again; a true New Bedford favorite; traditional numbers and new songs; $99 ticket includes a meet and greet; event sponsor Horacio's, season sponsor Bristol County Savings Bank; Telegraph quote; e-ticket by email, print or mobile; all sales final unless cancelled or postponed; nine-ticket limit and group sales through the box office at 508-994-2900; box office opens two hours before Mainstage shows; arrive 45 minutes early, doors 30 minutes before; 684 Purchase St.; more than 1,200 seats; $37M renovation; New Bedford's last operating theater; more than 100 years of artists. Read Oct. 22, 2026.
- All Events | The ZeiterionThe Zeiterion's all-events listing, which confirms Mariza on Friday, Oct. 23, at 8 p.m. among the coming shows. Read Oct. 22, 2026.