168 search results for…

News

Toledo Opera & Maumee Valley Country Day School Present ‘Activating the Arts for Racial Justice’ with ‘Blue: Stories from Toledo’

https://operawire.com/toledo-opera-maumee-valley-country-day-school-present-activating-the-arts-for-racial-justice-with-blue-stories-from-toledo/

On May 23 at 7 p.m., Toledo Opera and Maumee Valley Country Day School will host” Activating the Arts for Racial Justice: A Documentary Film Screening and Panel Discussion featuring “Blue: Stories From Toledo.” This will be the third screening presented by Toledo Opera of the documentary. Eboné Waweru, Toledo Opera soprano and parent at the co-hosting school, will deliver {…}

News

Toledo Opera’s Opera Outdoors Concert Canceled

https://operawire.com/toldeo-operas-opera-outdoors-concert-canceled/

Toledo Opera’s Opera Outdoors concert has been canceled. The concert was set to be performed on May 21 at the Toledo Farmers’ Market. The evening was set to feature resident artists Grace Wipfli (soprano), Katherine Kincaid (mezzo soprano), Fran Daniel Laucerica (tenor), Andrew Payne (baritone), and Mercy Olson (pianist) performing iconic vocal selections from the classical repertoire, along with musical theatre and other American standards. The series began {…}

News

Jill Gardner, Lauren Decker & Alyson Cambridge Lead Toledo Opera’s 2022-23 Season

https://operawire.com/jill-gardner-lauren-decker-alyson-cambridge-lead-toledo-operas-2022-23-season/

The Toledo Opera has announced its 2022-23 Season. The company will return to Valentine Theatre and will celebrate its 64th season. The season opens with Puccini’s “Suor Angelica” and Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana.” Maestro Geoffrey McDonald conducts the double bill with stage director Keturah Stickann helming. “Suor Angelica” stars soprano Jill Gardner as Angelica and contralto Lauren Decker as the Principessa while {…}

News

Toledo Opera to Host ‘Sempre Libera: Finding Freedom and Feminism in ‘La Traviata’’

https://operawire.com/toledo-opera-to-host-sempre-libera-finding-freedom-and-feminism-in-la-traviata/

Toledo Opera is set to host “Sempre Libera: Finding Freedom and Feminism in ‘La Traviata’” on April 12, 2022. The panel discussion will be moderated by Dr. Angela Fitzpatrick, director of the Catherine S. Eberly Center for Women at The University of Toledo, with such panelists as Dr. Naomi André – Professor in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, {…}

News

Toledo Opera to Host Documentary Film Screening & Panel Discussion on ‘Blue’

https://operawire.com/toledo-opera-to-host-documentary-film-screening-panel-discussion-on-blue/

Toledo Opera is set to host “Building Trust: A Documentary Film Screening & Panel Discussion” in preparation for its upcoming production of Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson’s “Blue.”  The film screening and panel will take place on March 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Franciscan Theatre & Conference Center at Lourdes University. The panel will consist of members of the Toledo {…}

News

Toledo Opera Announces ‘View Then Voice’ Focus Group for Upcoming ‘La Traviata’

https://operawire.com/toledo-opera-announces-view-then-voice-focus-group-for-upcoming-la-traviata/

Toledo Opera is accepting applications for first-time opera attendees to be guest critics for the company’s “View Then Voice” focus groups. If chosen, attendees would receive two tickets to the final dress rehearsal of the company’s “La Traviata” on April 20, 2022. Following that, participants would come together for a focus group session at the ProMedica Ebeid Center. The company {…}