TOLEDO is full of passionate people.
THE drama of love and romance portrayed by beautiful voices, Puccini's Tosca presented by the Toledo Opera ends at 2 p.m. this afternoon at the Valentine.
A free “Pre-Opera Talk” will be one hour before the show in the Grand Lobby of the theater with Bowling Green State University college of musical arts professor, Eftychia Papanikolaou.
Many were privy to a Meet the Maestros Oct. 9 at the home of Toledo Opera benefactor and former trustee, Ann Sanford.
James M. Norman and Kevin Bylsma in their new capacities as general director and artistic director of Toledo Opera, shared their vision for the future of Toledo Opera.
Then Tosca stars filled the air with their beautiful voices: Lindsey Anderson (Floria Tosca), Brendan Boyle (Mario Cavaradossi), and Corey Crider (Scarpia) while the guests indulged in cocktails and hors d'oeuvres made by Sanford. Also present from Tosca were Jason Budd (Sacristan), Alex Britton (Sciarrone), J. Ernest Green (conductor of the upcoming South Pacific), and Jeffrey Buchman (stage director).
Toledo Opera Resident Artists were also present: Sarah Rachel Bacani, Emily Cotten, Brady DelVecchio, Robbie Raso, and Alex Rotundo.
The event raised $10,000 in support of Toledo Opera's 2024-25 season.
Among the guests were Julia R. Bates, Kate Anderson French, Kitsy and Byron Choka, Mary and John Fedderke, Pat Nowak, Elizabeth Foley, Callie Jacoby, Debbie and John Joslin, Karen Klein, Randy Kuklinski, John Lung, Nancy Miller, Kelly Wrobel, Katie Roberts, Judi Uhrman, Cheryl Buckland, and Suzanne Rorick, the opera’s former director who retired earlier this year.
Trustees came in support, too: Maureen Brown and husband Stephen Brown, Zahra Aprili Collins, Pamela and William Davis, June Galvin, board chairman Joel Gorski and wife Clare Smith Gorski, Elisabeth James, Kim Kearns and husband Doug Kearns, Dominique Lash and her husband Charles Lash, Allen Markowicz and wife Hindea, Bill Mathis, Susan Hartman Muska and husband Nick Muska, Jennifer Poirier, and Trina Secor.
Barbara Brown, co-president of the Toledo Opera Guild, was there as was Raina Dawson, a volunteer on the Community Engagement Committee.
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