Toledo Opera and Ohio Living Swan Creek will host an intergenerational event, a Cinderella Royal-Tea on Saturday, September 23 at 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at Ohio Living Swan Creek (5916 Cresthaven Lane, Toledo, Ohio 43614). Tickets can be purchased at toledoopera.org.
To celebrate the upcoming performance of Cinderella, this intergenerational tea party will feature food, crafts, prizes, and a meet-and-greet with Cinderella stars Sarah Coit and David Walton. Based on themes from Rossini’s Cinderella, guests will work together to create a traveling kindness garden which will be on display in various locations at Ohio Living Swan Creek.
“This fun intergenerational event was the brainchild of opera volunteer and event planner extraordinaire, Rebecca Conklin Kleiboemer. She last worked with Toledo Opera on our Bon Appetit evening in January of 2020,” shared Toledo Opera Executive Director Suzanne Rorick. “We are also so pleased to be partnering with Ohio Living Swan Creek. We have many opera season ticket holders who are a part of their community, so there is a natural collaboration for Toledo Opera!”
“We’re proud to partner with the Toledo Opera to celebrate the opening of Cinderella, and host a first-of-its kind intergenerational event on our campus,” said Tim Phillips, Executive Director, Ohio Living Swan Creek.
More about Ohio Living Swan Creek: Ohio Living Swan Creek, established in 1989, is a life plan community for people 55 or older. Ohio Living Swan Creek’s campus includes home and apartment living, short-term rehabilitation, memory care, and long-term care. Located at 5916 Cresthaven Lane in Toledo, OH, Ohio Living Swan Creek employs 138 professionals. It is part of Ohio Living, the largest and most experienced not-for-profit provider of life plan communities and services in Ohio.
More about Cinderella: Never before seen by Toledo Opera audiences, the beloved tale of Cinderella meets operatic delight in this Rossini hit. Based on the iconic children’s story, Angelina (Cinderella) sweeps the floors while her farcical stepsisters try on dresses, vying for the extremely eligible Prince Ramiro’s hand in marriage. With a twist of fate, Angelina meets Prince Ramiro. Charmed by her goodness, he knows he has found his soulmate. Amid household chaos, squabbling family members, and mistaken identities, Angelina’s honesty and forthrightness bring this story to its rightful and hilarious conclusion. Rossini’s charming take on the classic Cinderella story will delight audiences of all ages in this family-friendly opera. Cinderella stars mezzo-soprano Sarah Coit as Angelina, tenor David Walton as Prince Ramiro, and BGSU voice professor Keith Phares as Count Dandini. Michelle Rofrano conducts Rossini’s sparkling score as director Marc Verzatt brings this enchanting story to life. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.
To purchase tickets for the Royal-Tea, visit toledoopera.org. For media access, please contact Rachael Cammarn at rcammarn@toledoopera.org or Sarah Schnurr at sschnurr@ohioliving.org.
Toledo Opera will perform Cinderlla at the Valentine Theatre on Friday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 8 at 2 p.m. To learn more about Cinderella cast and production team and to buy tickets, visit: toledoopera.org. Cinderella is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Key Bank Trustee Walter E. Terhune Memorial Fund. For media access, please contact Rachael Cammarn at rcammarn@toledoopera.org.
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