[NEohioPAL]Cleveland Opera Press Release

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For Immediate Release

February 2, 2006
Amy Pawlukiewicz
Public Relations Associate
216/575-0903 ext. 214
pawlukiewicz at clevelandopera.org

Grants Ring in the New Year February 2, 2006 .... Cleveland.  Cleveland Ope=
ra's Board of Trustees announces the receipt of over $200,000 in grants fro=
m Cleveland-based foundations during December 2005.  The grants, obtained f=
rom The Cleveland Foundation, The John P. Murphy Foundation, The Key Founda=
tion, The George Gund Foundation, and The S.K. Wellman Foundation, will be =
used for operational and seasonal support during 2006. =20

"The assistance we have received from these organizations is outstanding," =
stated President Peter Rubin.  "We are so grateful to have the type of supp=
ort which enables us to produce grand operas like the ones we have presente=
d over the past two years.  Money going towards the fundamental operation o=
f our business is critical for the success of our art."

The Cleveland Foundation, a community foundation which receives funds from =
the citizens of Cleveland and donates them back to organizations within the=
 community, contributed $150,000 to the Opera.  The funds will be used as s=
easonal support for the remainder of the 2005-2006 season, including produc=
tion of Turandot and The Tyrant.

$50,000 came from The Murphy Foundation, which distributes grants to scient=
ific, charitable, educational, religious, and literary purposes in the Clev=
eland area.  The money will aid the Opera in expenses incurred during gener=
al day-to-day operations.

The Key Foundation, funded by KeyBank, contributes to different organizatio=
ns to help people and communities achieve economic self-sufficiency.  The f=
oundation gave $25,000 to the Opera for the 2006 Season. =20

Together, The George Gund Foundation and the S.K. Wellman Foundation grante=
d $15,000 to Cleveland Opera, also for general operations support.  The Gun=
d Foundation, established in 1952 by George Gund, contributed $10,000 to th=
e Opera.  A private, independent organization, The S.K. Wellman Foundation =
gave $5,000 towards the continuation of the 2006 Season.

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Cleveland Opera continues its 2005-06 Season with Gounod's Rom=E9o et Julie=
tte, February 10-18, 2006 and Puccini's Turandot, March 31-April 8, 2006.  =
Paul Dresher's The Tyrant, co-presented with The Cleveland Play House, May =
2-7, 2006, is sold out.  For tickets please call 216/241-6000 or go online =
to www.tickets.com.

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2, 2006 .... Cleveland.  Cleveland Opera's Board of Trustees
announces the receipt of over $200,000 in grants from Cleveland-based
foundations during December 2005.  The grants, obtained from The
Cleveland Foundation, The John P. Murphy Foundation, The Key
Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, and The S.K. Wellman
Foundation, will be used for operational and seasonal support during
2006.  <br>
<br>
"The assistance we have received from these organizations is
outstanding," stated President Peter Rubin.  "We are so grateful
to have the type of support which enables us to produce grand
operas like the ones we have presented over the past two years.  Money=
 going
towards the fundamental operation of our business is critical for the
success of our art."<br>
<br>
The Cleveland Foundation, a community foundation which receives funds
from the citizens of Cleveland and donates them back to organizations
within the community, contributed $150,000 to the Opera.  The
funds will be used as seasonal support for the remainder of the
2005-2006 season, including production of <i>Turandot</i> and <i>The Tyrant=
</i>.<br>
<br>
$50,000 came from The Murphy Foundation, which distributes grants to
scientific, charitable, educational, religious, and literary purposes
in the Cleveland area.  The money will aid the Opera in expenses
incurred during general day-to-day operations.<br>
<br>
The Key Foundation, funded by KeyBank, contributes to different
organizations to help people and communities achieve economic
self-sufficiency.  The foundation gave $25,000 to the Opera for the 20=
06 Season.  <br>
<br>
Together, The George Gund Foundation and the S.K. Wellman Foundation
granted $15,000 to Cleveland Opera, also for general operations
support.  The Gund Foundation, established in 1952 by George Gund,
contributed $10,000 to the Opera.  A private, independent
organization, The S.K. Wellman Foundation gave $5,000 towards the
continuation of the 2006 Season.<br>
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Puccini's <i>Turandot</i>, March 31-April 8, 2006.  Paul Dresher's <i>=
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