For the fourth year in a row, Toledo Opera is hosting its outdoor series throughout May. The first performance is on May 4 at 6 pm at the Toledo Botanical Garden. Other performances held at the Botanical Gardens include May 11, 18, and 24. On May 14 and 21 the venue will be the Toledo Farmers’ Market. The cast includes {…}
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 {…}
Toledo Opera will present Verdi’s “La Traviata” in its return to the Valentine Theatre. The opera will be presented for the first time in 10 years and will be showcased on April 22 & 24. Toledo Opera will also host a free Pre-Opera Talk one hour before each show in the Grand Lobby of the Valentine Theatre. “La Traviata” will {…}
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, {…}
Toledo Opera is set to present “Get Into the Spirit of Opera” on March 24, 2022. The celebratory event aims to spotlight the upcoming opening of “La Traviata,” which is set to open on April 22, 2022. “Toledo Opera is excited to be producing a new opera after several months of hiatus following the postponement of ‘Blue’ in February. We are especially {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}
Toledo Opera has announced its annual fundraising Opera Gala starring Met Opera tenor Chauncey Packer at the Toledo Club on May 6, 2022. Packer appeared as Spinner in the Met run of Terrence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” and will reprise the role with the Lyric Opera of Chicago later this month. For the Gala, the tenor will perform {…}
Toledo Opera will host its first screening of the documentary film “Blue: Stories from Toledo” on Feb. 23, 2022. The documentary will contextualize the story of Blue within the lived experiences of Toledoans. Toledo Opera and Madhouse Creative collaborated on the 30-minute documentary film featuring interviews with Toledoans and opera experts. Following the screening, The University of Toledo Office of {…}
Toledo Opera has announced that it will be presenting a virtual dialogue with the creators of “Blue” in anticipation of the company’s presentation of the work this summer. The virtual event, which is scheduled for Feb. 2, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. local time, will feature a dialogue with composer Jeanine Tesori and librettist Tazewell Thompson. The conversation will be moderated {…}
On Oct. 8, the Toledo Opera will open its 2021-22 season with Verdi’s “Il Trovatore.” The production will mark the Ohio company’s return to the Valentine Theater after nearly two years due to the pandemic. The performance will star Leah Crocetto as Leonora, Carl Tanner as Manrico, mezzo-soprano Deborah Nansteel as Azucena, and baritone Kyle Pfortmiller as Count di Luna. Adam Turner will conduct the production by {…}