2022-2023 Toledo Opera Season Brochure

2022-2023 OPERA SEASON

suor angelica

cavalleria rusticana

THE MERRY WIDOW

CELEBRAZIONE

DEL CORO WITH blue as a SUBSCRIPTION ADD-ON!

COME SEE WHAT OPERA CAN DO. Opera has a well-earned reputation for grandeur. Many of the best-known operas feature epic stories, larger-than-life characters, and iconic displays of vocal prowess. Grand opera achieves a kind of dramatic intensity unlike any other art form, and it’s one of the things that keeps us coming back year after year.

Yet grandeur is only one part of what gives opera its enduring hold over our imaginations. The richness of our tradition also lies in its ability to join spectacle with tenderness; passion with playfulness; and timelessness with contemporary relevance. Opera offers a versatile emotional language, capable of telling stories that span the rich gamut of human experience.

This year, we’re showcasing the breadth of what opera can do.

Blue — available as a special subscription add-on before the season begins — provides a powerful lens on pressing contemporary issues.

Our double bill of shorter works and our production of The Merry Widow feature intimate character studies and richly detailed social worlds; together, they balance pathos with humor and ironic wit. In each performance, you’ll find the world-class music you’ve come to expect from Toledo Opera.

Above all, this season celebrates opera’s ability to bring us together.

We conclude with a grand choral showcase, curated especially for the greater Toledo community and performed by a chorus of Toledo-area residents. It’s a rare opportunity to hear some of the most iconic choruses in the repertoire in one evening, and it’s our way of shining the spotlight on what makes it all possible: you, our audiences.

This season, we’re thrilled to show you what opera can do.

We hope you’ll join us.

Suzanne Rorick Executive Director

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SUOR ANGELICA DOUBLE BILL . OCTOBER 14 & 16, 2022

CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA

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BY FRANZ LEHAR . FEBRUARY 10 & 12, 2023

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dEl Coro

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April 21 & 23, 2023

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THREE SHOW SUBSCRIPTIONS

ALL THREE SUBSCRIPTION YOU SAVE SINGLE TICKETS

Main Floor

Orchestra Boxes (Rows A-F)

$249

$ 138

$387

Main Floor

Orchestra (Rows A-N)

$ 189

$ 138

$327

Main Floor

Orchestra Dress Circle (Rows O & P)

$249

$ 138

$387

Main Floor

Dress Circle (Rows Q-T)

$ 159

$ 138

$297

2nd Floor

Golden Circle Boxes (Rows A-E)

$249

$ 137

$387

2nd Floor

Golden Circle (Rows A & B)

$249

$ 137

$387

2nd Floor

Loge (Rows C-G)

$ 189

$ 138

$327

3rd Floor

Balcony (Rows A-E)

$109

$ 128

$237

ADD BLUE TO YOUR SUBSCRIPTION If you don’t have tickets to Blue yet, receive 20% discount on tickets on Friday, August 26th at 7:30 PM or Sunday, August 28th at 2:00 PM with the purchase or renewal of a subscription to our 2022-23 season!

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DONATE TODAY TO SUPPORT TOLEDO OPERA’S COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH FREE PERFORMANCES, FOSTER ARTISTIC COLLABORATIONS, AND TRAIN TOMORROW’S ARTISTS. TOLEDOOPERA.ORG Donations of $100 and more will be listed in the program

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OPERA ON WHEELS Toledo Opera’s flagship educational program touring regionally for K-8 students this fall and spring. This season’s 40-minute opera, sung in English, is Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance adapted

by Joshua Borths and directed

by James M. Norman.

STUDENT NIGHT AT THE OPERA Student Night at the Opera invites middle and high school students, accompanied by teachers and/or parents, to come to the final dress rehearsal of the season’s main stage productions for the nominal fee of $8 a ticket.

AN OPERA IS A STORY! An opera educational program designed for early learners.

This year An Opera Is a Story (AOIAS) will offer in pre-K through first grade classes an age-appropriate adaptation of Rossini’s opera The Barber of Seville called Figaro! Figaro!

pre-opera talks Toledo Opera presents a free Pre-Opera Talk one hour before each opera in the Grand Lobby of the Valentine Theatre.

Local scholars provide historical context and insight and are available to take questions after the talk.

TUESDAY talks Tuesday Talks is a series of free public panel presentations convening scholars, artists, and Toledo community members to discuss the contemporary relevance of key themes of each opera production.

FOR MORE DETAILS, Call 419-255-SING or VISIT toledoopera.org/beyond-the-stage