Toledo Opera will present “Aida” All Access, a package of events surrounding opening night of Verdi’s “Aida,” on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, in Toledo, Ohio. The evening begins at The Toledo Club with Operatizer, a pre performance gathering in the club’s Red Room featuring heavy hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and a presentation by Dr. Sophie Ong, assistant director of {…}
Toledo Opera and Toledo Spirits will present “Get Into the Spirit of Opera” on Oct. 1, 2026. The showcase, set to kick off at 5:30 p.m. local time at the Toledo Spirits Company in Toledo, Ohio will feature signature cocktails and mocktails crafted by Toledo Spirits, as well as a performance by members of the “Aida” cast. Audience members will {…}
Toledo Opera will present “Aida: Homelands” on Sunday, Oct. 11, at TolHouse in downtown Toledo. The showcase, which is a preview for the company’s upcoming “Aida” production will explore the music, culture, food and history connected to Ethiopia and the story at the center of Verdi’s late masterwork. The event is organized by Toledo Opera’s Audience Development Committee and sponsored {…}
Toledo Opera is set to present Verdi’s “Aida” for the first time in over a decade. The opera will be performed on Oct. 16 and 18 at the Valentine Theatre under conductor Adam Turner. Stage director Linda Brovsky will direct the production featuring choreography by Matthew Steffens. Meanwhile the cast will include Mary Elizabeth Williams in the title role, Brendan {…}
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, {…}