TOLEDO OPERA ASSOCIATION
425 JEFFERSON AVENUE, TOLEDO, OH 43604 www.toledoopera.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF TOLEDO OPERA IS TO ENHANCE THE CULTURAL FABRIC OF THE REGION BY CREATING OPERA EXPERIENCES THAT CELEBRATE, BOTH IN THE THEATER AND BEYOND THE WALLS, WHAT IS UNIQUE TO OPERA: DRAMATIC, PASSIONATE STORIES EXPRESSED THROUGH GLORIOUS MUSIC AND THE POWERFUL VOICES OF CLASSICALLY TRAINED SINGERS.

IN 2019-2020, TOLEDO OPERA PRODUCED TWO FULLY STAGED OPERAS: VERDI'S MACBETH AND PUCCINI'S LA BOHEME. THE THIRD OPERA PLANNED DURING THE SEASON WAS TO BE DERRICK WANG'S SCALIA/GINSBURG, BUT THIS WAS CANCELLED AS THE VALENTINE THEATRE WAS CLOSED IN MID-MARCH, 2020. THE TWO OPERA PRODUCTIONS INCLUDING STUDENT NIGHT AT THE OPERA ON THE FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL NIGHT ALL TOOK PLACE AT THE OPERA'S HOME VENUE, TOLEDO'S HISTORIC VALENTINE THEATRE. OVER 200 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE PRE-OPERA TALK IN THE GRAND LOBBY PRIOR TO THESE TWO PRODUCTIONS.

DURING THE 2019-2020 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SEASON, AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC, WE REACHED ONLY 12,000 STUDENTS, HALF OF THE CHILDREN WE HAD ANTICIPATED. THE STUDENT AUDIENCES INCLUDED CHILDREN FROM BOTH URBAN AND RURAL SCHOOLS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. EDUCATION & OUTREACH PERFORMANCES HELP TO INTRODUCE YOUNG PEOPLE TO OPERA. STUDENT GUIDES ARE PROVIDED THAT RELATE THE PERFORMANCE TO STUDENT CORE CURRICULA. TOLEDO OPERA HAS PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR PRESCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. OUR INNOVATIVE PRESCHOOL INITIATIVE, AN OPERA IS A STORY, WAS PRESENTED IN 9 TPS HEADSTART CLASSROOMS EARLIER IN THE YEAR PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.

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