[NEOPAL]Cleveland Sopranos Make Carnegie Hall Debuts

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Cleveland Sopranos Make Carnegie Hall Debuts

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Local Favorites Adele Karam and Marian Vogel

Shine with New England Symphonic Ensemble

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March 17, 2006 =85. Cleveland.  Two Cleveland area sopranos, who =
frequently
appear with Cleveland Opera, will be making their Carnegie Hall debuts =
in
April.  Sopranos Adele Karam and Marian Vogel will debut at Carnegie =
Hall on
April 4th and 10th respectively.

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Ms. Vogel, last seen as Zerlina in Cleveland Opera=92s 2004 production =
of Don
Giovanni, has been praised for her =93gleaming upper register and =
soaring
sense of praise.=94  She has toured extensively as a soloist throughout =
the
United States and Europe with operatic credits that include Mimi in La
Boh=E8me, Violetta in La Traviata, and the Mother in Amahl and the Night
Visitors. =20

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Known for her beautiful voice and strong dramatic interpretations, Ms.
Karam, last seen as Gianetta in Cleveland Opera=92s December 2005 =
production
of The Elixir of Love, has performed with renowned opera companies =
around
the world, including Des Moines Metro Opera, Teatro Lirico d=92Europa in
Martinique, and Opera Memphis.  In her recent role as Gianetta, The =
Plain
Dealer described her as =93delightful=94 and =93bright toned.=94

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Both sopranos will be debuting the music of celebrated conductor and
composer, John Rutter.  Ms. Karam will appear with the New England =
Symphonic
Ensemble on April 4 and MidAmerica Productions, under the baton of James
Meaders, singing Rutter=92s Requiem Mass.  Ms. Vogel, appearing under =
the
baton of John Rutter on April 10, also with the New England Symphonic
Ensemble, will sing Rutter=92s Magnificat and W.A. Mozart=92s Requiem.=20

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Program information and tickets are available for both evenings through
CarnegieCharge at 212/247-7800 or by visiting www.carnegiehall.org
<http://www.carnegiehall.org/> . Cleveland Opera=92s 2005-2006 Season,
sponsored by The Cleveland Foundation, Ohio Arts Council, MBNA, The =
Plain
Dealer, Cleveland Magazine and WCLV, continues with Puccini=92s =
Turandot. For
tickets log on to www.clevelandopera.org =
<http://www.clevelandopera.org/> .

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Amy Pawlukiewicz

Public Relations Associate

Cleveland Opera=20

1422 Euclid Avenue

Suite 1052

Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Phone: (216)575-0903 ext. 214

Fax: (216)575-1918

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<p class=3DMsoTitle><b><font size=3D4 face=3D"Arial Narrow"><span =
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Make
Carnegie Hall Debuts<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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size=3D2
face=3D"Arial Narrow"><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial =
Narrow"'>Local
Favorites Adele Karam and Marian Vogel<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font =
size=3D2
face=3D"Arial Narrow"><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial =
Narrow"'>Shine
with <st1:place w:st=3D"on">New England</st1:place> Symphonic =
Ensemble<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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March 17, 2006 …. <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
 w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>.=A0 Two <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
 w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place> area sopranos, who =
frequently
appear with Cleveland Opera, will be making their Carnegie Hall debuts =
in April.=A0
Sopranos Adele Karam =
and Marian Vogel will debut at =
Carnegie Hall on
April 4th and 10th =
respectively.<o:p></o:p>

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style=3D'font-size:
8.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

Ms. Vogel, last seen as Zerlina in =
Cleveland
Opera’s 2004 production of Don
Giovanni, has been =
praised for
her “gleaming upper register and soaring sense of =
praise.”=A0 She has
toured extensively as a soloist throughout the <st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">United
 States</st1:country-region> and <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Europe</st1:place> with
operatic credits that include Mimi in La
Boh=E8me, Violetta in La =
Traviata,
and the Mother in Amahl and the =
Night
Visitors.=A0 <o:p></o:p>

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style=3D'font-size:
8.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

Known for her beautiful voice and =
strong
dramatic interpretations, Ms. Karam, last seen as Gianetta in Cleveland
Opera’s December 2005 production of The
Elixir of Love, has performed with renowned opera companies =
around
the world, including Des Moines Metro Opera, Teatro Lirico =
d’Europa in <st1:place
w:st=3D"on">Martinique</st1:place>, and Opera Memphis.=A0 In her recent =
role as Gianetta,
The Plain Dealer =
described her as
“delightful” and “bright =
toned.”<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 face=3D"Arial Narrow"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
8.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

Both sopranos will be debuting the =
music of
celebrated conductor and composer, John Rutter.=A0 Ms. Karam will appear =
with the
New England Symphonic Ensemble on April 4 and MidAmerica Productions, =
under the
baton of James Meaders, singing Rutter’s <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
 w:st=3D"on">Requiem</st1:City> <st1:State w:st=3D"on">Mass.</st1:State></st1:place>=A0 Ms. Vogel, =
appearing under
the baton of John Rutter on April 10, also with the New England =
Symphonic
Ensemble, will sing Rutter’s Magnificat
and W.A. Mozart’s Requiem.
<o:p></o:p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Arial Narrow"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Program information and tickets are
available for both evenings through CarnegieCharge at 212/247-7800 or by
visiting <a =
href=3D"http://www.carnegiehall.org/">www.carnegiehall.org</a>.=A0 =
Cleveland
Opera’s 2005-2006 Season, sponsored by The Cleveland Foundation, =
Ohio
Arts Council, MBNA, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland Magazine and WCLV, =
continues
with Puccini’s <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Turandot</span></i>.=A0
For tickets log on to <a =
href=3D"http://www.clevelandopera.org/">www.clevelandopera.org</a>.<o:p><=
/o:p></span></font></p>

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Pawlukiewicz</span></font></i></b></em><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><em><i><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
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Associate</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>

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Opera <o:p></o:p></p>

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