Opera Out of the Box

Opera Out of the Box

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Touchstone Award Winner - Radio Daily 2024 Toledo Opera and WGTE Public Media present "Opera Out of the Box," a monthly podcast/broadcast series that unpacks opera piece by piece. "Opera Out of the Box" aims to demystify the genre of opera, as well as to provide information about Toledo Opera’s mainstage productions, educational programs, community engagement programs, Resident Artist program, and much more. Hosted by WGTE Public Media’s Radio Station Manager, Brad Cresswell, each episode features experts in both Toledo Opera and opera overall.

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SOS: Save Our Stories

Jul 7, 2025

How will the looming federal funding cuts affect (or have affected) local arts & humanities organizations? Listen to a discussion on that topic from Toledo Opera's Leah Whitaker, Arts Commission CEO Marc Folk, and Executive Director of Ohio Humanities Rebecca Asmo. More about how you can take action

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In Review

May 28, 2025

In our final episode, we welcome three Toledo Opera luminaries: General Director James Norman, Artistic Director Kevin Bylsma, and Development Director Leah Whitaker. Our main point of discussion is last season — what lessons we learned, season highlights, and takeaways from the past season.

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Art Goes to War

Mar 26, 2025

We have a thoughtful and detailed discussion of how war affects art, and vice-versa. Joining the conversation is Dr. Adam M. Levine, Director of the Toledo Museum of Art; Toledo Opera's General Director James Norman, and Toledo Opera's Development Officer Leah Whitaker.