From TOLEDO OPERA
Toledo Opera will host their gala at the Toledo Club Friday May 6 featuring Chauncey Packer. The gala will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a cocktail hour. The concert will commence at 7 p.m., followed by a plated dinner prepared by the Toledo Club.
Tickets for the cocktail hour and concert are $125. Tickets for the entire evening (cocktail hour, concert, and dinner) are $250. Full tables for 10 are available at $2,500. Sponsorships are available for $3,000 and include the full evening for up to 10 guests and recognition at the event and on the Toledo Opera website.
Mr. Packer will perform a variety of solo selections ranging from classical opera, to Broadway selections, plus many more. He will be accompanied by Maestro Kevin Bylsma. Mr. Packer will also perform selections with the Toledo Opera Resident Artists.
“We are very excited to share Chauncey Packer with our Toledo audience at the 2022 Opera Gala. Mr. Packer is a rising Black tenor who most recently appeared in the Metropolitan Opera’s critically acclaimed ‘Fire Shut Up in my Bones.’ This will be a gala not to miss!” said Co-Artistic Director and Director of Production, James Norman. “Audiences around the world have had the privilege to hear Chauncey Packer perform in everything from opera to musical theatre and jazz! What a thrill it is to introduce him to Toledo for this great event – I can’t wait for this year’s Gala!” added Co-Artistic Director and Head of Music Preparation, Kevin Bylsma.
