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Toledo Opera to Honor Veterans with Day of Service at Historic Forest Cemetery

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On May 2, 2026, Toledo Opera will bring volunteers and veteran organizations together for a community day of service at Forest Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day. Volunteers will clean, pre-mark, and prepare veteran graves in advance of Memorial Day observances, with tasks available for both seated and walking participants. Of the 5,168 known military veterans buried at Forest Cemetery, more {…}

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Toledo Opera to Present ‘America 250 Week’ of Community Events This May

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Toledo Opera will present “America 250 Week,” a series of community events running May 2–9, 2026. The series opens on Saturday, May 2 with “Sing While You Work: Day of Service,” a volunteer gathering at Forest Cemetery from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Community volunteers and veteran organizations will clean and prepare veteran graves ahead of Memorial Day. On Tuesday, {…}

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Toledo Opera & Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation to Present Free Opera ‘Round Town Concert

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Toledo Opera has partnered with the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation to bring a free community performance of “Opera ‘Round Town” to Hancock County on Sunday, April 19, 2026. The showcase, which will take place at Winebrenner Theological Seminary at the University of Findlay, is the second in the Opera For All series, developed in partnership with presenting sponsor iHeart Media, {…}

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Toledo Opera Names Resident Artists for 2026-27

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Toledo Opera has announces its Resident Artists for the 2026-27 season. Soprano Jenna Grissom, mezzo-soprano Caroline Friend, tenor Jeremy Do, baritone Timothy Krueger, and pianist Charles Ligus join Toledo Opera as Resident Artists. All five will serve as touring artists for the Opera on Wheels program which travels extensively, visiting local educational institutions and bringing live opera to the furthest {…}

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Toledo Opera Partners With Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation for ‘Opera for All’

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Toledo Opera has partnered with the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation to present “Opera For All,” a series of free community events in Hancock County this spring. The series launches on March 6 with a “Family Opera On Wheels” performance of the original children’s opera “The Bear Who Couldn’t Fish” at Armes Hall in the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts {…}

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Mary Elizabeth Williams, Mike Schwitter & Brendan Boyle Lead Toledo Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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The Toledo Opera has announced its 2026-27 season featuring two productions. Toledo Opera General Director James M. Norman said, “Bringing Verdi’s ‘Aida’ back to our stage for the first time in more than a decade is a thrilling homecoming, and pairing it with ‘HMS Pinafore’—our first Gilbert and Sullivan operetta in over twenty years—shows the exciting breadth of what Toledo {…}

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Toledo Opera Announces Themed Events to Promote Upcoming ‘The Elixir of Love’ Production

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Toledo Opera has announced two major events to get audiences excited for its forthcoming production of Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love.” First up is “Get Into the Spirit of Opera” alongside Toledo Spirits on Jan. 29, 2026 starting at 5:30 p.m. local time. The event serves as a preview for the Donizetti classic and includes signature cocktails created by Toledo {…}