Toledo Opera will host In Harmony: A Ragtime Tuesday Talk on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. at The Truth Art Gallery (7 East Bancroft, 2nd floor, Toledo, OH 43620). This panel discussion will explore thematic connections between Ragtime and contemporary life in Toledo. This event is free and open to the public.
The panel discussion will feature Domonique Glover, choreographer of Ragtime. Additional panelists representative of the Toledo community include: Robin Charney, Thaddeus Washington, Daniel Pearlman, and Meyling Ruiz.The program will be moderated by Community Engagement Advisory Committee member, Dr. Regina Vincent-Williams. The program will begin with a preview of Toledo Opera’s production of Ragtime by baritone Bernard Dotson. Having performed as a member of the original Broadway cast, Dotson is slated to perform the role of Booker T. Washington in Toledo Opera’s production.
More about Tuesday Talks: Tuesday Talks are a series of free public panel presentations convening scholars, artist, and Toledo community members to discuss the contemporary relevance of key themes of opera productions.
More about Ragtime: Nominated for 13 Tony Awards® including “Best Musical,” and winning for “Best Original Score” and “Best Book of a Musical,” Ragtime makes its premier to Toledo Opera audiences! Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, this musical tapestry depicts an African-American family, a Jewish family, and a wealthy white suburban family in turn-of-the-century New York. As they collide in pursuit of the American Dream, they discover the surprising interconnections of the human heart, the limitations of justice, and the unsettling consequences when dreams are permanently deferred. Ragtime is a powerful portrait of life at the turn-of-the-20th century, exploring America’s timeless contradictions of freedom and prejudice, wealth and poverty, hope and despair. Ragtime stars baritone Derrick Davis (Toledo Opera’s I Dream) as Coalhouse Walker, Jr., Broadway soprano Raquel Suarez Groen as Mother, and baritone Joshua Jeremiah as Tateh. J. Ernest Green returns to Toledo to conduct as James M. Norman brings this poignant musical to life. Book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty, and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. Ragtime is “rated” PG-13 for language and will be sung in English with English supertitles.
Toledo Opera will perform Ragtime at the Valentine Theatre on Friday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 21 at 2 p.m. To learn more about Ragtime cast and production team and to buy tickets, visit: toledoopera.org. Ragtime is made possible by Owens Corning. For media access, please contact Rachael Cammarn at rcammarn@toledoopera.org.
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