[NEohioPAL] Tenor Juan Diego Flórez and Mezzo-Soprano Marilyn Horne at Oberlin Oct. 27-29

[Marci Janas]

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Media Contact Only:
Marci Janas, Director of Conservatory Media Relations
440-775-8328 (office); 440-667-2724 (cell); marci.janas at oberlin.edu



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:


AT OBERLIN IN OCTOBER: ACCLAIMED TENOR JUAN DIEGO FL=D3REZ IN RARE U.S.=20=

RECITAL; LEGENDARY MEZZO-SOPRANO MARILYN HORNE PRESENTS PUBLIC MASTER=20
CLASSES


<Editors please note: digital photos are available by contacting Marci=20=

Janas.>


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OBERLIN, OHIO (October 10, 2006)=97The weekend of October 27-29 will be =
a=20
special one for opera lovers and bel canto aficionados. Acclaimed tenor=20=

Juan Diego Fl=F3rez presents one of only two American recitals this=20
season as part of Oberlin College=92s Artist Recital Series on Sunday,=20=

October 29, 2006, at 3 p.m. He is joined by pianist Vincenzo Scalera in=20=

a program that features arias by Rossini, Mozart, and Donizetti and art=20=

songs by de Morales, Faur=E9, Massenet, and Bizet.
	Later that evening, at 8 p.m., legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn =
Horne=20
will present the second of two public master classes (the first occurs=20=

on Friday, October 27, at 7 p.m.) The Fl=F3rez recital and the Horne=20
master classes take place in Oberlin=92s historic Finney Chapel.
	Reserved seat tickets for the Fl=F3rez recital are $12 for =
students; $25=20
for seniors and for those with an Oberlin College I.D.; and $30 for the=20=

general public; tickets purchased at the door the day of the=20
performance are an additional $3. General admission tickets for each of=20=

Marilyn Horne=92s public master class are $5 for the general public and=20=

free for those with an Oberlin College I.D. Please call Oberlin=92s=20
Central Ticket Service (CTS) 24-hour reservation line (440-775-8169 or=20=

800-371-0178) for complete ticket information or to request a free=20
guide to concerts, lectures, and art exhibitions being held in Oberlin=20=

this season. The CTS box office is located in the lobby of Hall=20
Auditorium, 67 N. Main St. (Route 58), between the Oberlin Inn and the=20=

Allen Memorial Art Museum. Box-office hours are Monday through Friday,=20=

noon to 5 p.m.
	Finney Chapel, which is wheelchair accessible, is located at 90 =
N.=20
Professor St. in Oberlin. Free parking is available throughout the=20
campus. Detailed information about the performers, dates, and times for=20=

this year=92s Artist Recital Series is available online at=20
www.oberlin.edu/arseries. Concert artists, programs, and dates are=20
subject to change.
	Tenor Juan Diego Fl=F3rez has emerged as one of today=92s most =
dynamic=20
artists. He has been captivating audiences worldwide with his solo=20
recitals, operatic performances, and orchestral appearances since=20
breaking onto the scene at the 1996 Rossini Festival. There, at the age=20=

of 23, he stepped out of the chorus to take on the leading role in=20
Matilde de Shabran from an indisposed Bruce Ford. Fl=F3rez=92s =
performance=20
caused a sensation, and he has never looked back. Peter G. Davis,=20
writing in New York Magazine, says: =93Fl=F3rez=92s accurate =
articulation of=20
coloratura and the sheer fizz of his passagework, without loss of tonal=20=

quality or definition, take the breath away.=94
	Pianist Vincenzo Scalera has been heard in major music centers =
of the=20
world accompanying such celebrated singers as Carlo Bergonzi,=20
Montserrat Caball=E9, Renata Scotto, and Leontina Vaduva.
	This is Marilyn Horne=92s second year in residence at Oberlin as=20=

Distinguished Professor of Voice. Regarded as one of the great=20
mezzo-sopranos of the 20th century and noted for the power and artistry=20=

of her unique and dazzling coloratura, her remarkable five-decade=20
career is preserved not only by her discography but also by the legacy=20=

she has created as a teacher and mentor. She created the Marilyn Horne=20=

Foundation in 1994 to support young singers and the art of the song,=20
and is vocal program director at the Music Academy of the West in Santa=20=

Barbara, California. Support for her professorship and residency is=20
provided by the Danenberg Residency Fund and the Edgar Visiting Artists=20=

Fund.
	The Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College sponsors =
the=20
Artist Recital Series=97one of the oldest continuing concert series in=20=

the United States=97with additional support from the Friends of the=20
Artist Recital Series. There are many benefits to becoming a Friend of=20=

the Artist Recital Series, including additional discounts on=20
subscription packages, complimentary recordings, recognition in concert=20=

programs, and invitations to receptions with guest artists. Membership=20=

fees are tax deductible. For additional information, please call=20
Oberlin=92s Central Ticket Service at 440-775-8169.
Media sponsorship for the Artist Recital Series is provided by WCLV=20
104.9-FM, Cleveland=92s classical music radio station, and 90.3-WCPN=20
ideastream. Corporate sponsorship is provided by DeWitt Stern, Legend=20
Financial Services, and the Riverside Company.


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October 10, 2006
Media Contact: Marci Janas

Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH  44074
www.oberlin.edu/con
(P) 440-775-8328
(F) 440-775-5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu=

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Director of Conservatory Media Relations

440-775-8328 (office); 440-667-2724 (cell);
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IN OCTOBER: ACCLAIMED TENOR JUAN DIEGO FL=D3REZ IN RARE U.S. RECITAL;
LEGENDARY MEZZO-SOPRANO MARILYN HORNE PRESENTS PUBLIC MASTER CLASSES


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<smaller><<Editors please note: digital photos are available by
contacting Marci Janas.>



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OBERLIN, OHIO (October 10, 2006)=97The weekend of October 27-29 will be
a special one for opera lovers and bel canto aficionados. Acclaimed
tenor Juan Diego Fl=F3rez presents one of only two American recitals
this season as part of Oberlin College=92s Artist Recital Series
on<bold> </bold>Sunday,<bold> </bold>October 29, 2006, at 3 p.m<bold>.
</bold>He is joined by pianist Vincenzo Scalera in a program that
features arias by Rossini, Mozart, and Donizetti and art songs by de
Morales, Faur=E9, Massenet, and Bizet. <bold>

</bold>	Later that evening, at 8 p.m., legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn
Horne will present the second of two public master classes (the first
occurs on Friday, October 27, at 7 p.m.) The Fl=F3rez recital and the
Horne master classes take place in Oberlin=92s historic Finney Chapel.=20=


	Reserved seat tickets for the Fl=F3rez recital are $12 for =
students;
$25 for seniors and for those with an Oberlin College I.D.; and $30
for the general public; tickets purchased at the door the day of the
performance are an additional $3. General admission tickets for each
of Marilyn Horne=92s public master class are $5 for the general public
and free for those with an Oberlin College I.D. Please call Oberlin=92s
Central Ticket Service (CTS) 24-hour reservation line (440-775-8169 or
800-371-0178) for complete ticket information or to request a free
guide to concerts, lectures, and art exhibitions being held in Oberlin
this season. The CTS box office is located in the lobby of Hall
Auditorium, 67 N. Main St. (Route 58), between the Oberlin Inn and the
Allen Memorial Art Museum. Box-office hours are Monday through Friday,
noon to 5 p.m.

	Finney Chapel, which is wheelchair accessible, is located at 90 =
N.
Professor St. in Oberlin. Free parking is available throughout the
campus. Detailed information about the performers, dates, and times
for this year=92s Artist Recital Series is available online at
=
<underline><color><param>0000,0000,FFFD</param>www.oberlin.edu/arseries</c=
olor></underline>.
Concert artists, programs, and dates are subject to change.=20

	Tenor<bold> </bold>Juan Diego Fl=F3rez has emerged as one of =
today=92s
most dynamic artists. He has been captivating audiences worldwide with
his solo recitals, operatic performances, and orchestral appearances
since breaking onto the scene at the 1996 Rossini Festival. There, at
the age of 23, he<bold> </bold>stepped out of the chorus to take on
the leading role in <italic>Matilde de Shabran</italic> from an
indisposed Bruce Ford. Fl=F3rez=92s performance caused a sensation, and =
he
has never looked back.<bold> </bold>Peter G. Davis<italic>,</italic>
writing in<italic> New York Magazine, </italic>says:<italic>
</italic>=93Fl=F3rez=92s accurate articulation of coloratura and the =
sheer
fizz of his passagework, without loss of tonal quality or definition,
take the breath away.=94<italic>

</italic>	Pianist Vincenzo Scalera has been heard in major music
centers of the world accompanying such celebrated singers as Carlo
Bergonzi, Montserrat Caball=E9, Renata Scotto, and Leontina Vaduva.

	This is Marilyn Horne=92s second year in residence at Oberlin as
Distinguished Professor of Voice. Regarded as one of the great
mezzo-sopranos of the 20th century and noted for the power and
artistry of her unique and dazzling coloratura, her remarkable
five-decade career is preserved not only by her discography but also
by the legacy she has created as a teacher and mentor. She created the
Marilyn Horne Foundation in 1994 to support young singers and the art
of the song, and is vocal program director at the Music Academy of the
West in Santa Barbara, California. Support for her professorship and
residency is provided by the Danenberg Residency Fund and the Edgar
Visiting Artists Fund.

	The Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College sponsors =
the
Artist Recital Series=97one of the oldest continuing concert series in
the United States=97with additional support from the Friends of the
Artist Recital Series. There are many benefits to becoming a Friend of
the Artist Recital Series, including additional discounts on
subscription packages, complimentary recordings, recognition in
concert programs, and invitations to receptions with guest artists.
Membership fees are tax deductible. For additional information, please
call Oberlin=92s Central Ticket Service at 440-775-8169.

Media sponsorship for the Artist Recital Series is provided by WCLV
104.9-FM, Cleveland=92s classical music radio station, and 90.3-WCPN
ideastream. Corporate sponsorship is provided by DeWitt Stern, Legend
Financial Services, and the Riverside Company.

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October 10, 2006

Media Contact: <underline><color><param>0000,0000,FFFD</param>Marci
Janas</color></underline>=20

</smaller>

<smaller>Marci Janas

Director of Conservatory Media Relations

Oberlin Conservatory of Music

39 West College Street

Oberlin, OH  44074

www.oberlin.edu/con

(P) 440-775-8328

(F) 440-775-5457

marci.janas at oberlin.edu</smaller>=

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