October 12-18, 2025 Events
Week 2: Art of Opera Craft Night- Saturday, October 11, 7:00 PM EST
Science proves- “Coloring is uplifting, reduces stress, improves focus, and enhances brain function.”
Break out the colored pencils and crayons and enjoy a relaxing hour with Verdi, Bizet, Handel, and more. Download free coloring pages below, and join Danielle Di Stefano, soprano/visual artist, over Zoom for The Art of Opera, a mini opera art exhibit based on the award-winning opera coloring book, Color Me Opera (Amazon Link).
You’ll find historically accurate costumes, decorations, and authentic artifacts used for the accessories, clothing, and furnishings. Learn interesting historical backstories about the composers and music, as well as the operas.
Have an up-close-and-personal introduction to 1,100 year old Chinese frescoes and textiles for Turandot. Discover the real-life inspiration for
La Traviata, Camille, and Moulin Rouge. Be sure to join in the operatic singalong for Carmen!
Click here to download your free coloring pages
Great Lakes Region (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Ontario, Wisconsin)
(Ohio)
WHEN: October 10, 2025, 7:30 PM EST; October 12, 2:00 PM EST
WHAT: Toledo Opera presents Bizet’s Carmen.
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 popular 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 vibrant original production is not to be missed.
Starring Lisa Marie Rogali as Carmen, Brendan Boyle (Tosca and Ragtime) as Don José, and Joshua Jeremiah (Ragtime) as Escamillo.
WHERE: Valentine Theater, 410 Adams St, Toledo, OH
HOW: Call 419-255-7464 for more information or Order Tickets online https://www.toledoopera.org/performances/2025-2026-ticket-information/
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Gulf/Southeast (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina)
Events TBA
Mid-Atlantic (Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina,
Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
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North Central (Iowa, Manitoba, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Saskatchewan)
(Nebraska)
WHEN: October 14, 2025, 6:00 PM CDT
WHAT: Opera Omaha presents “Opera in Conversation | Pollinating a Creative Community.”
How do we build a diverse, resilient, and thriving Omaha arts sector? Explore cultivating a creative community through the Barber of Seville.
Opera in Conversation is a series of three sessions surrounding Opera Omaha mainstage productions that features creatives, scholars, and other public figures.
Jump into an artist-lead conversation exploring the art show inspired by The Barber of Seville, and the way different mediums and disciplines can inspire creation and pollinate a creative community. Learn about LALA (Local Artists. Local Art.), our partner in this art show, and the work they are doing to build a more diverse, resilient and thriving Omaha arts sector.
Speakers: Dan Crane, Artist and Curator; Weston Thomson, co-director LALA
WHERE: Joslyn Castle & Gardens, 3902 Davenport Street Omaha, NE 68131
HOW: Admission is FREE, advance registration is requested. Click Here to Register
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(Minnesota)
WHEN: October 18, 2025, 5:30 PM CST
WHAT: Twin Cities Opera Guild presents “Moonlight and Melodies: Candlelight Dinner.”
For over 60 years, the Candlelight Dinner has been a major source of funds for musical performance access and educational activities, student-led in-school musical productions, in-school professional performances and residencies, and many other music education programs for children in the Twin Cities, outstate Minnesota, western Wisconsin and eastern
North Dakota.
5:30 PM Cocktail and Silent Auction; 7:00 PM The Evening’s performers followed by dinner
Featuring Victoria Vargas, mezzo soprano; John Moore, baritone; James Barnett, piano.
WHERE: Town & Country Club, 300 Mississippi River Boulevard (enter from 282 Otis Avenue) Saint Paul, MN
HOW: $150/person. Reservations can be made by mail or online at www.twincitiesoperaguild.org ; $25.00 of each ticket is a tax-deductible donation.
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Northeast (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Vermont)
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Northwest (Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)
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South Central (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas)
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Southwest (Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah)
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