Operatober Calendar: October 5-11 Events

October 5-11, 2025 Events

Week 1: OVI Scavenger Hunt

Get to know your fellow OVI members and regions as Tyler McKenzie and Lisa Hagstrom lead us on a virtual scavenger hunt throughout North America for clues. Participating is as simple as checking your email! Prizes include a free year of OVI membership.

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 here- https://www.toledoopera.org/performances/2025-2026-ticket-information/  
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Gulf/Southeast (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina)

(Alabama)
WHEN: October 1, 2025, 7:30 PM CST; October 2, 7:30 PM CST; October 5, 3:00 PM CST
WHAT: The University of Alabama Opera Theatre presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s Cox and Box, and Dan Shore’s The Beautiful Bridegroom.
Cox and Box: Sergeant Bouncer, an old soldier, has a scheme to get double rent from a single room. By day he lets it to Mr. Box (a printer who is out all night) and by night to Mr. Cox (a hatter who works all day). His plan works well until Mr. Cox is, unexpectedly, given a day’s holiday and the two lodgers meet. Left alone while Bouncer sorts out another room, they discover they share more than the same bed. Cox is engaged to the widow Penelope Ann Wiggins – a fate that Box escaped by faking his death. When news arrives that Penelope was lost at sea, the men’s cordial relationship turns into a comical battle for an inheritance, disinheritance, and a curious twist of fate.

The Beautiful Bridegroom, a one-act comic opera for six women, has been hailed as “a little masterpiece” by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Del Tredici. Based on an 18th-century play by Ludvig Holberg, this Mozart pastiche tells the story of a widow who has been searching for a young husband – not for her two marriageable daughters, but for herself.

WHERE: Bryant-Jordan Hall, 285 Kilgore Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
HOW: Free
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Mid-Atlantic (Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina,
Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)

(Tennessee)
WHEN: October 9, 2025, 7:30 PM CST; October 11, 2025, 7:30 PM CST
WHAT: Nashville Opera presents The Shining. Based on the novel by Stephen King. 

Deep in the shadows of the Colorado Rockies and miles from where anyone can hear you scream; the Overlook Hotel awaits. For its new caretakers, the Torrance family, the only thing more unnerving than their profound seclusion and solitude is the realization that they are not the hotel’s only guests.

While his young son with a sixth sense endures this house of horrors, Jack faces demons – past and present, real and imagined – that ultimately turn him into a monster. What started as a desperate search for financial (and marital) sanctuary now spirals out of control and sinks into a terrifying struggle for sanity and survival. Based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel, The Shining features music as beautiful and haunting as the story is horrifying.

WHERE: Tennessee Performing Arts Center – Jackson Hall 505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243
HOW: More information here- https://www.nashvilleopera.org/performances/the-shining
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North Central (Iowa, Manitoba, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Saskatchewan)

(Nebraska)
WHEN: October 7, 2025, 6:00 PM CST
WHAT: Opera Omaha presents “Opera in Conversation | Inspiration, Process & Insights.”
Is Barber of Seville the most recognizable score in all opera? Explore this hilarious opera with the conductor and director themselves. Opera in Conversation is a series of three sessions surrounding Opera Omaha mainstage productions that features creatives, scholars, and other public figures.

The first Opera in Conversation features director Stephen Lawless and conductor Gary Thor Wedow as they preview what to expect and what’s going on in the rehearsal room.

These FREE events exist to foster cross-disciplinary exploration of art, big questions, and community connections.

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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Northeast (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Vermont)

(Maine)
WHEN: October 11, 2025, 1:00 PM EST
WHAT: Opera Maine presents their Film Series: Manon, by Jules Massenet.
Opera Maine is excited to once again partner with OceanView at Falmouth to present a special series of famous opera performances from around the world. Let’s come together as a community to enjoy and discuss opera. Jules Massenet’s Manon (1884) is a French opera based on Abbé Prévost’s classic novel. Full of romance, passion, and drama, it is one of Massenet’s most beloved works and a cornerstone of the French operatic repertoire.
WHERE: Lunt Auditorium, OceanView Falmouth 74 Lunt Rd, Falmouth, ME
HOW: Tickets $15. Order online https://www.operamaine.org/events/ 
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Northwest (Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)

Events TBA

South Central (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas)

Events TBA

Southwest (Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah)

(Arizona)
WHEN: October 8, 2025, 12:30 PM MST
WHAT: Arizona Opera and the Valley Friends of Arizona Opera present the Opera Through the Ages Lecture Series. Featuring the Baroque Era!
Enjoy a captivating lecture series tracing the evolution of opera through history. Deep dive into the Baroque Era and discover the legacy of early composers. Lecture presented by David Schildkret.

WHERE: Revzen Atrium at the Arizona Opera Center, 1636 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ
HOW: Valley Friends Member- $20; Non-member- $25. Register Online here https://tickets.azopera.org/opera-through-the-ages/baroque
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