Toledo Opera will present its annual “OPERAtunity Day” on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. The event concludes that evening with “Triviata Night” at Toledo Spirits, featuring a general-knowledge trivia competition with an operatic twist. With only 18 percent of Toledo Opera’s annual budget derived from ticket sales, OPERAtunity Day encourages community members to be a part of supporting such key initiatives {…}
Toledo Opera will present “Opera Cabaret” on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Toledo Opera offices. The evening will feature performances by the Toledo Opera Resident Artists and members of the Toledo Opera Chorus and is free and open to the public. Hosted by Toledo Opera Artistic Director Kevin Bylsma, Opera Cabaret offers audiences an informal evening {…}
Toledo Opera will present a free community performance of “The Bear Who Couldn’t Fish” on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. local time at Epworth United Methodist Church in Toledo. The original children’s opera with music by Matthew Fossa and a libretto by Joshua Borths tells the story of a young bear learning perseverance and respect for nature through {…}
Toledo Opera is teaming up with the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) to present two free LocalEyes tours on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. at the museum. The program coincides with Toledo Opera’s upcoming production of Bizet’s “Carmen.” Each LocalEyes tour pairs a TMA docent with a guest curator—an artist, professor, musician, or community member—who {…}
Toledo Opera and Handmade Toledo are set to present “Unmasking Carmen: A Toledo Opera Tuesday Talk.” The event, set for Sept. 30, 2025 at Handmade Toledo, will feature a live panel discussion in which artists discuss the famed Bizet opera in the modern context. Among the panelists will be filmmaking instructor and theatre director Megan Aherne; Toledo Resident Artists Rachel {…}
Toledo Opera and Toledo Spirits will join forces for “Get Into the Spirit of Opera” on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at The Toledo Spirits Company. The event celebrates Toledo Opera’s upcoming production of Carmen with an evening of music, craft cocktails, and community. Guests will enjoy signature drinks created by Toledo Spirits, live performances from {…}
Toledo Opera has launched its “Scene Setters” Initiative, a new program aimed at building greater anticipation for its upcoming productions. The inaugural group will spotlight “Carmen.” The program will feature local arts enthusiasts, influencers, and tastemakers, all of whom will attend dress rehearsals of Toledo Opera productions and share their experiences with their networks. The Scene Setters for “Carmen” include {…}
Toledo Opera, Toledo School for the Arts, and Aria Performing Arts are set to host the event, “Carmen in Motion: A Spanish Dance Experience with Rosa Mercedes.” The event will be held on Sept. 27, 2025 at The Portal at Toledo School for the Arts. The idea behind the event is for audiences to step into the rhythm and passion {…}
Toledo Opera is set to honor veterans with complimentary tickets to the 2025-26 mainstage performances of “Carmen” and/or “The Elixir of Love.” The new initiative, Veterans Access Pass, is made possible by a grant through the Commodore Perry Post, and there will be up to 20 complimentary tickets available for either performance of the two works. The complimentary tickets will {…}
Toledo Opera will present Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” on Oct. 10 and 12, 2025. The opera will be performed at the Valentine Theatre and will showcase a new production by Jeffrey Buchman featuring choreography by Rosa Mercedes. “Carmen” will be conducted by Adam Turner and will star Lisa Marie Rogali as Carmen, Brendan Boyle as Don José, Joshua Jeremiah as Escamillo, {…}
Toledo Opera will present a “Meet the Resident Artists” on Sept. 15, 2025 at 6 p.m. local time. The showcase will feature an opportunity for audiences to interact with soprano Sarah Rachel Bacani, mezzo-soprano Danielle Casós, tenor Brady DelVecchio, baritone Rick Hale, and pianist Yura Jang. These artists will be a part of the “Opera on Wheels” program and “Opera {…}