[NEohioPAL]Cleveland Opera Press Release

Mon Mar 6 13:47:01 PST 2006

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<div align="center"><>Scheduling Conflict Prompts
Casting Change<o:p></o:p></></div>
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Tonio DiPaolo to replace
Stuart Neill in Turandot<o:p></o:p>
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6, 2006  …. <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
 w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City>. 
Due to a scheduling conflict tenor Stuart Neill, originally cast
to sing
Calaf in Cleveland Opera’s upcoming production of Turandot,
will not be appearing in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City>.  He has been replaced by
internationally
celebrated tenor Tonio DiPaolo, who
reprises Calaf after recently performing the role with Austin Lyric
Opera and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Milwaukee</st1:place></st1:City>’s
Florentine
Opera.  <o:p></o:p></>
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<>An
artist known for his “big, authentic, rich-sounding tenor voice” (The
New York Times), Mr. DiPaolo has sung
leading roles with nationally acclaimed companies including The
Metropolitan
Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Washington Opera,
Houston
Grand Opera, Arizona Opera, and Seattle Opera. 
International appearances include Deutsche Oper Berlin, Canadian
Opera
Company, and L’Opéra de Montréal.  <o:p></o:p></>
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<>The Washington Post described Mr. DiPaolo as having
“comic
gifts and sheer acting ability that one cannot take for granted in
tenors.  He also has a voice like spun gold.”  On the concert stage, he has sung with
leading conductors and directors around the world, including Rafeal
Fruebeck de
Burgos, James Conlon, John Nelson, and Semyon Bychkov.  Roles
such as Radames (Aïda), the Duke (Rigoletto),
Canio (I Pagliacci), and Don José (Carmen)
highlight Mr. DiPaolo’s operatic
repertoire.<o:p></o:p></><><o:p></o:p></><> 
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<><o:p></o:p></><><>“We
are very excited to have Mr. DiPaolo join the cast of Turandot,”
said Cleveland Opera Artistic Advisor Leon Major.  “He
is a wonderful artist and singer, and we
welcome him to his debut in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City>.”
<o:p></o:p></><o:p> </o:p>Adds Maestro Richard Buckley, "Tonio DiPaolo
is a vibrant singing actor.  His italianate ringing tenor voice, and
compelling
stage presence has always brought a special humane aspect to his work.
 As
a Puccini interpreter, he understands rubato and long phrasing, and
delivers
all the colors and emotions in the music.  I always look forward to
making
music with him."<o:p></o:p><> 
 
Single tickets
are on sale now for Cleveland Opera’s new production of Giacomo
Puccini’s Turandot
presented by <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">National City</st1:place></st1:City>
with additional support from Cleveland Magazine. Performances
are March 31, April 2, 7 and 8,
with Fridays and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. 
Tickets range from $25 to $135 and may be
purchased online at <a href="http://www.clevelandopera.org/">www.clevelandopera.org</a>,
by phone at Tickets.com 216/241-6000 or 800/766-6048, or at the State
Theatre
Box Office, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">1519 Euclid
Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street>.  Discounts
are available for students,
seniors, and groups of ten or more.  Turandot
will be sung in Italian with
English “subtitles” projected above the stage.<o:p></o:p></></>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
Amy Pawlukiewicz
Public Relations Associate
Cleveland Opera
1422 Euclid Avenue
Suite 1052
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Phone: (216)575-0903 ext. 214
Fax: (216)575-1918
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