Toledo Opera News
Toledo Opera to Hold Auditions for Choristers and Supporting Roles in Ragtime
Published: Monday, July 24, 2023
Toledo Opera is holding auditions for small roles and chorus positions for the Broadway musical Ragtime (February - April 2024 commitment), on Saturday, August 12 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Toledo Opera Appoints New Development Staff
Published: Monday, July 10, 2023
Toledo Opera has appointed Leah Whitaker as Development Officer and Ikpemesi Ogundare as Finance & Development Administrator.
Toledo Opera to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Published: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Toledo Opera has been approved for a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support Cinderella.
Toledo Opera Selects Resident Artists for 2023-2024
Published: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Toledo Opera will welcome Sara Mortensen (soprano), Imara Miles (mezzo soprano), Jon Suek (tenor) Evan Fleming (baritone), and Steven Naylor (pianist) as Resident Artists for the 2023-2024 season.
Toledo Opera and Toledo Opera Guild Receive Opera Volunteers International Award
Published: Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Opera Volunteers International recently announced that Toledo Opera Guild and Toledo Opera have been awarded a 2023 Project of Special Merit Award.
Toledo Opera to Hold Auditions for New Choristers and Supporting Roles in Romeo & Juliet and Ragtime
Published: Monday, May 1, 2023
Toledo Opera is holding auditions for small roles and chorus positions for the 2023-24 season. The 2023-24 season will feature: Rossini’s Cinderella (August - October 2023 commitment), Gounod’s Romeo & Juliet (November 2023 - February 2024 commitment), and the Broadway musical Ragtime (February - April 2024 commitment), on Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3.
Opera Outdoors Returns
Published: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Opera Outdoors returns this May with weekly performances at Wildwood Metropark and the Toledo Farmers’ Market. The first performance will take place at the Manor House at Wildwood Metropark on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
Toledo Opera Announces 2023-24 Season
Published: Thursday, April 13, 2023
Toledo Opera announces plans to return with the 2023-2024 performance season. Beginning in October, the season will feature three main-stage productions.
Toledo Opera returns to Valentine Theatre with Celebrazione del Coro
Published: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Toledo Opera will present Celebrazione del Coro on Friday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 23, at 2 p.m. at the Valentine Theatre, 400 North Superior, Toledo, Ohio. Celebrazione del Coro, a concert of great operatic choruses and arias, will feature the 62-member Toledo Opera Chorus, Toledo Opera Children’s Chorus, and featured soloists accompanied by Toledo Symphony Orchestra. Toledo Opera will also host a free Pre-Opera Talk one hour before each show in the Grand Lobby of the Valentine Theatre. Local scholars provide historical context and insight and are available to take questions after the talk.
Toledo Opera to Hold Children’s Chorus Auditions for Celebrazione del Coro
Published: Monday, February 20, 2023
Toledo Opera is seeking boys and girls ages 9-14 with unchanged voices to sing in the children’s chorus of Celebrazione del Coro (Mar./Apr. 2023 commitment) on February 19, 2023.