Toledo Opera will return with its “Opera ‘Round Town’” series this September. The fall 2026 series will open on Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. on the front lawn of the Manor House at Wildwood Preserve Metropark. Additional performances will take place at Wildwood Preserve on Sept. 16 and 23, with a performance at Hamburg Township Library on Sept. 19 at {…}
Toledo Opera has announced the election of its Board of Directors officers and the appointment of new members to its Board of Directors for the 2026-2027 season. The Executive Committee for the 2026-2027 season will be led by Jennifer Poirier, President; Kate French, Vice President; Maureen Brown, Treasurer; William Mathis, Secretary; Joel Gorski, Immediate Past President, and Members-at-Large John Fedderke {…}
Toledo Opera has been awarded a $21,000 FY 2026 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support its “Opera On Wheels” program for the period of January 1 through May 31, 2026. The funding helped underwrite the expansion of the company’s spring touring activities, enabling Toledo Opera to present 40 performances of its 2025-26 “Opera On Wheels” production, {…}
Toledo Opera will present its final Opera Cabaret of the 2025-26 season on May 29, 2026. The showcase, set to start at 7 p.m. local time at the company’s offices, will be hosted by artistic director Kevin Bylsma and features members of the Toledo Opera Chorus in a program ranging from Wagner to Andrew Lloyd Webber. “Get an early start {…}
Toledo Opera has partnered with the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation to present a free America 250 Concert in Findlay, Ohio. The performance is the final event in Toledo Opera’s “Opera For All series,” a community outreach initiative developed in partnership with presenting sponsor iHeart Media, Inc. The concert will feature Toledo Opera’s 2025-2026 cohort of resident artists, including soprano Sarah {…}
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 {…}
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, {…}
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, {…}
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 {…}
Toledo Opera will present “Opera Cabaret” on March 21, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. The event will feature performances by the Toledo Opera Resident Artists and members of the Toledo Opera Chorus. The evening will be hosted by Toledo Opera Artistic Director Kevin Bylsma. This event is free and open to the public and refreshments will be provided. A freewill donation will {…}
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 {…}
