Step into a world of grandeur at Toledo Opera’s 2025 Gala, an unforgettable evening of music, fine dining, and cultural immersion. On Friday, May 9, at 6 PM, the historic Toledo Club will transform into a stage for a progressive gala that takes guests on a journey through three iconic opera-loving cultures – Italy, France, and America.

The evening begins in the Red Room, where Italian-inspired cocktails and hors d’oeuvres set the stage for a warm and vibrant welcome. As guests mingle, the room will come alive with the sounds of Italy, evoking the romance and passion of Italian opera.

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Gala 2025

Toledo Club

Just in time for Valentine’s Day and the 75th anniversary of its premiere, Toledo Opera presents South Pacific. Winner of 10 Tony Awards in 1950 including Best Musical and Best Original Score, South Pacific debuts to Toledo Opera audiences in a new production brought to life by conductor J. Ernest Green and stage director James M. Norman. Based on the anecdotes of a real-life U.S. Navy commander who was stationed on a island, South Pacific follows two intercultural love stories: Nellie, a spunky nurse from Arkansas, falls in love with Emile, a French plantation owner on the island who has two children from his late Polynesian wife; at the same time, U.S. Lieutenant Cable falls for a beautiful island native named Liat. Both Americans find themselves struggling to reconcile their own cultural prejudices with their amorous feelings, all the while under the dark cloud of a war that is coming ever closer to their island paradise.

South Pacific

Valentine Theatre

Toledo Opera is coming to your favorite Toledo destinations! 

Opera Outdoors is back for pop-up live performances at outdoor community hubs throughout Toledo. The Opera Outdoors series is presented in partnership with Metroparks Toledo, ProMedica, and Toledo.com.

Emily Cotten

Events

Past events

May 9, 2025

Gala 2025 · Toledo Opera

14 - 16 Feb, 2025

South Pacific · Toledo Opera

Future and recently performed repertoire

Ensign Dinah Murphy in South Pacific by Rodgers

Toledo Opera

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