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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For Immediate Release </span></font><st1:date Month="2" Day="10"
Year="2008">2/10/2008</st1:date><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Contact<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>D. <span
class=SpellE>Vosburgh</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>330.480.0693<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>productiondirector@operawesternreserve.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>OPERA </span></font><st1:place>WESTERN RESERVE</st1:place> SEEKING
SINGERS<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>OPERA </span></font><st1:place>Western Reserve</st1:place>, a
professional opera company, is casting its fall 2008 production of
Puccini’s <span class=SpellE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Madama</span></i></span><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'> Butterfly</span></i> (in Italian), Susan <span class=SpellE>Davenny</span>
<span class=SpellE>Wyner</span>, Music Director and David <span class=SpellE>Vosburgh</span>,
Stage Director.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Rehearsals are in <st1:City><st1:place>Youngstown</st1:place></st1:City>
beginning mid-October.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The performance
on Friday, Nov. 7 in <span class=SpellE>Stambaugh</span> Auditorium, <st1:place><st1:City>Youngstown</st1:City>,
<st1:State>OH</st1:State></st1:place>, is fully staged with orchestra.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>All roles are open and all ethnicities are encouraged to apply.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We are also interested in hearing singers for
future productions of <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Il <span class=SpellE>Barbiere</span>
<span class=SpellE>di</span> <span class=SpellE>Siviglia</span></span></i>, <i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>Carmen</span></i>, <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Tosca</span></i> and <i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>Don Giovanni</span></i>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Particularly interested in Mezzos, Tenors and singers we have not heard
before.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Please be prepared to sing an
aria each in Italian, French and English.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Please send requests for audition appointments with picture and resume
via U.S. Mail to OPERA </span></font><st1:place>Western Reserve</st1:place>, <st1:address><st1:Street>1000
Fifth Avenue</st1:Street>, <st1:City>Youngstown</st1:City>, <st1:State>OH</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode>44504</st1:PostalCode></st1:address>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Auditions will be onstage at <span
class=SpellE>Stambaugh</span> Auditorium on <st1:date Month="3" Day="26"
Year="2008">Wednesday, March 26<sup>th</sup>, 2008</st1:date>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>An accompanist will be provided ($10.00 fee
per <span class=SpellE>auditionee</span>).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Audition requests must be received by Friday, March 21<sup>st</sup>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>For further information call 330.480.0693.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>1000 </span></font><st1:Street><st1:address><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Fifth Avenue</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place><st1:City><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Youngstown</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:
yes'>, </span></font><st1:State><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>OH</span></font></st1:State><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:
yes'> </span></font><st1:PostalCode><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>44504-1673</span></font></st1:PostalCode></st1:place><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>(330) 480.0693 (Phone)</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>(330) 480.0775 (Fax)</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'><a href="http://www.operawesternreserve.org">http://www.operawesternreserve.org</a></span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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