ALAIN TRUDEL, conductor PASCALE BEAUDIN, soprano  MAHLER: Symphony No. 4  J. STRAUSS II: On the Beautiful Blue Danube; Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka VIENNESE OPERETTA ARIAS featuring selections from Lehár, R. Strauss, and O. Strauss Step into the musical world of Vienna, where elegant waltzes take the lead and symphonic imagination captures the spirit of the city’s New Year concerts. Johann Strauss II’s On the Beautiful Blue Danube opens with the […]

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ALAIN TRUDEL, bandleader THERON BROWN, pianist  Art Tatum’s playing still feels ahead of its time, built on speed, control, and harmonic ideas that continue to challenge pianists today. Toledo native Theron Brown takes on that legacy in a program that highlights both the brilliance and the complexity of Tatum’s work. With Alain Trudel leading, the performance connects a global jazz figure back […]

Enjoy unique musical programs curated and performed by the musicians of your Toledo Symphony in the intimate setting of the newly opened Robert Bell Studio at the Toledo Center for Live Arts.

TAMARA DWORETZ, conductor Sleek, stylish, and built on tension, the sound of the spy genre lives in its music. From iconic themes to pulse-raising action cues, this program leans into the atmosphere that defines these stories, cool confidence, sudden danger, and the sense that something is always just around the corner. Hearing it live, the details sharpen […]

TAMARA DWORETZ, conductor  RAWRR! Come ready with your best dinosaur roar, and join us on a Jurassic adventure, back to a time when Instruments roamed the Earth! Hosted by “paleo-musicologist” Sir Humphrey Treble Clef, this all-ages family concert is filled with laughs, multi-media projections, on-stage action (and, maybe even a T-Rex sighting…) A perfect introduction to the […]

ALAIN TRUDEL, conductor SIR STEPHEN HOUGH, piano  TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture SIR STEPHEN HOUGH: Piano Concerto (“The World of Yesterday”) SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 11 (“The Year 1905”) War and revolution echo through the concert hall. Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture recalls Russia’s resistance during Napoleon’s invasion, building from solemn hymns to jubilant celebration. Pianist Sir Stephen Hough performs his own Piano Concerto, The World of Yesterday, a reflective work that looks […]

Do you love comics and graphic novels (or looking to get into them)? Join us as we discuss some of the most thought-provoking and artistically striking comics from across a variety of genres. Meetings take place via Zoom. Registered participants will be emailed meeting information prior to the event. Ancestral Recall by Jordan Clark and Atagun […]

All Aboard for Love & Laughter. After more than four decades, H.M.S. Pinafore returns to Toledo Opera, bringing Gilbert & Sullivan’s signature wit, music, and high-seas hijinks to life. Onboard, the captain’s daughter Josephine hopes for love with the humble sailor Ralph Rackstraw, despite her father’s plans to marry her to the pompous Sir Joseph Porter. Mischievous […]

All Aboard for Love & Laughter. After more than four decades, H.M.S. Pinafore returns to Toledo Opera, bringing Gilbert & Sullivan’s signature wit, music, and high-seas hijinks to life. Onboard, the captain’s daughter Josephine hopes for love with the humble sailor Ralph Rackstraw, despite her father’s plans to marry her to the pompous Sir Joseph Porter. Mischievous […]

HADESTOWN A Valentine Premiere! • The National Tour! No vouchers accepted. Thursday, February 25, 2027 at 7:30 p.m. Welcome to Hadestown, where a song can change your fate — a love story for today — and always. Hadestown intertwines two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades […]

LARA DOWNES, piano  STRAYHORN, arr. Walden: A Lovesome Thing “The Declaration Project”      VALERIE COLEMAN: Life      ARTURO O’FARRILL: Liberty      CHRISTOPHER TIN: The Pursuit of Happiness GERSHWIN, arr. Bennett: Porgy & Bess: A Symphonic Picture Billy Strayhorn’s A Lovesome Thing opens the evening with a lyrical melody drawn from the world of jazz. Pianist Lara Downes joins the orchestra for selections […]