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<P ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">Meet the Cast of</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I></I></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I> <FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">La boh</FONT></I></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I></I></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=5 FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">è</FONT></I></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I></I></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">me</FONT></I></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book"> on April 1</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">What do opera singers have on their iPods? What do they do the day of a performance? Where do they hang out when they're not at work? The answers might surprise you. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">Find out for yourself at Opera Cleveland's</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">Meet the Cast</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">event on April 1 at 7 pm. Held in Barnes & Noble at Crocker Park, the casual event will let you get up close and personal with the principal singers and director of</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I> <FONT FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">La boh</FONT></I></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I><FONT COLOR="#000080" FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">è</FONT></I></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I><FONT FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">me</FONT></I></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">, which opens at the State Theatre on April 18. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">Conductor and Artistic Director Dean Williamson will emcee the evening, during which you can ask the singers about their lives--on stage and off. Prizes, including Opera Cleveland tickets and merchandise, will be part of the event, which is</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">free</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">and open to the public. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">For more information, contact</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:hofmann@operacleveland.org"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">hofmann@operacleveland.org</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book"> or 216.575.0903, ext. 216. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></B><A NAME=""><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Lisa Hofmann</FONT></SPAN></B></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
<FONT FACE="Arial">Public Relations & Communications Manager</FONT></SPAN></P>
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