Toledo Opera to Hold Children’s Chorus Auditions for Carmen

Published Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Toledo Opera is seeking boys and girls ages 9-14 with unchanged voices to sing in the children’s chorus of Carmen (August - October 2024 commitment) on Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10:00 A.M., on Sunday, May 18, 2025 from 3:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M..  Auditions will be held at Toledo Opera Offices, 425 Jefferson Ave., Suite 601.

Rehearsals will take place on Sundays from 4:00 pm to 4:45 pm at the Toledo Opera Offices. To schedule an audition, please email James Norman at jnorman@toledopera.org.

Carmen by Georges Bizet
October 10 & 12, 2025
Valentine Theatre

Bizet’s sizzling epic of dark passion, Carmen, tells the story of a fierce woman who lives life on her own terms – and the men who can’t let her go. Don José, a soldier drawn into her orbit, abandons everything for Carmen’s love, only to find himself consumed by jealousy when her attentions shift to the dashing bullfighter, Escamillo. With its twisting tale of romance, deceit, and disaster set to magnetic melodies, Bizet’s masterpiece, Carmen, has become one of the world’s most celebrated operas. Featuring some of the most popular music to ever grace the opera stage, Carmen brings every aspect of Bizet’s thrilling tale to life, from its tantalizing beginning to its devastating climax. Under the baton of Adam Turner (Toledo Opera’s Il Trovatore and Roméo & Juliet), Toledo Opera’s vibrant original production is not to be missed.

Carmen stars mezzo-soprano Taylor Raven as Carmen, tenor Brendan Boyle (Toledo Opera’s Tosca and Ragtime) as Don José, and baritone Joshua Jeremiah (Toledo Opera’s Ragtime)

Sung in French with English Captions

For more information regarding auditions, visit https://www.toledoopera.org/performances/auditions-2025-2026/.  For more information about the 2025-26 season, visit toledoopera.org. For media access, please contact Rachael Cammarn at rcammarn@toledoopera.org.