<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow">Dean Williamson, Artistic Director </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P align=center><SPAN lang=en-us><B><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4>AUDITIONS FOR <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1257132491_1 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">OPERA CLEVELAND CHORUS</SPAN> </FONT></U></B></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1257132491_2 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Opera Cleveland</SPAN> and Chorus Master, C. M. Shearer, will hold auditions for chorus [paid positions] for its upcoming 2010 season on the following dates and times:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P align=center><SPAN lang=en-us><B><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=5>Friday, Nov. 13, 4:00 pm-10:00 pm</FONT></B></SPAN></DIV>
<P align=center><SPAN lang=en-us><B><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=5>Saturday, Nov. 14, 10:00 am-9:00 pm</FONT></B></SPAN></DIV>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><B><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=5>The 2010 Season will require a large chorus for each of the productions.</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN></DIV>
<P align=center><SPAN lang=en-us><B><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow">Productions</FONT></U></B></SPAN></DIV>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><B><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1257132491_3>Lucia di Lammermoor</SPAN>:</FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U> <FONT face="Arial Narrow">The</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow"></FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U> <FONT face="Arial Narrow"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1257132491_4>State Theater</SPAN>, Playhouse Square </FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B><U> <FONT face="Arial Narrow">Performance Dates</FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow">: May. 20, 22 and 23, 2010</FONT></U></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow">Chorus Music Rehearsals</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow">: Week of Apr. 18, 2010. Location TBD. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow">Staging Rehearsals:</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B><FONT face="Arial Narrow"></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face="Arial Narrow"> Apr. 26, 2010</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B> <FONT face="Arial Narrow">THROUGH</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow"> May 18, 2010</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><B><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow">The Pearl Fishers:</FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U> <FONT face="Arial Narrow">The</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow"></FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U> <FONT face="Arial Narrow">State Theater, Playhouse Square </FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B><U> <FONT face="Arial Narrow">Performance Dates</FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow">: Sept. 23, 25 and 26, 2010</FONT></U></SPAN></DIV>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow">Chorus Music Rehearsals</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow">: Week of Aug. 22, 2010. Location TBD.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow">Staging Rehearsals</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow">: Aug. 30, 2010</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B> <FONT face="Arial Narrow">THROUGH</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow"> Sept. 21, 2010</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><B><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1257132491_5>I Pagliacci</SPAN>:</FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U> <FONT face="Arial Narrow">The</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow"></FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U> <FONT face="Arial Narrow">State Theater, Playhouse Square </FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B><U> <FONT face="Arial Narrow">Performance Dates</FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow">: Nov. 11, 1 3 and 14, 2010</FONT></U></SPAN></DIV>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow">Chorus Music Rehearsals</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow">: Week of Oct. 10, 2010. Location TBD.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow">Staging Rehearsals</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow">: Oct. 20, 2010</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B> <FONT face="Arial Narrow">THROUGH</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow"> Nov. 9, 2010</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR><BR>
<P align=center><SPAN lang=en-us><B><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow">Audition Procedures</FONT></U></B></SPAN></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us><B><I><FONT face="Arial Narrow">Auditions</FONT></I></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B><FONT face="Arial Narrow">.</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow"> All interested persons must audition. Everyone must sing two contrasting selections of your choice, each of approximately 2 minutes in length, with a least one in</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B> <FONT face="Arial Narrow">Italian.</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow"> The other selection may be an opera or oratorio aria, or an art song. An accompanist will be provided. </FONT></SPAN></LI></DIV><BR>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us><B><I><FONT face="Arial Narrow">Location</FONT></I></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B><FONT face="Arial Narrow">.</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow"> Auditions will be held in the Green (east) Rehearsal Room of the State Theatre at Playhouse Square. Please enter through the State Theatre Stage Door, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1257132491_6 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">1650 Chester Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115</SPAN>. </FONT></SPAN></LI></DIV><BR>
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<LI><SPAN lang=en-us><B><I><FONT face="Arial Narrow">Auditions are by appointment only</FONT></I></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow">. To request an application</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U> <FONT face="Arial Narrow">call</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow"> Opera Cleveland’s Production Department at <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1257132491_7 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">(216) 575-0903 x 211</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U> <FONT face="Arial Narrow">or email</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow"> to:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN><A href="mailto:wilson@operacleveland.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:wilson@operacleveland.org"><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow"
color=#0000ff>wilson@operacleveland.org</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B><I></I></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B><I> <FONT face="Arial Narrow">Audition Applications</FONT></I></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow"> can also be downloaded from our website:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN><A href="http://www.operacleveland.org/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff>www.operacleveland.org</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U> <FONT face="Arial Narrow">Click on “Company.</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow">” Please send completed
applications along with a resume and headshot/ snapshot to the opera office.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><B> <FONT face="Arial Narrow">Deadline: Nov. 9, 2009</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow">. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face="Arial Narrow">Questions? Contact <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1257132491_8>Cliff Wilson</SPAN> at:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN><A href="mailto:wilson@operacleveland.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:wilson@operacleveland.org"><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff>wilson@operacleveland.org</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></LI></DIV><BR></UL>
<P align=center><SPAN lang=en-us><B><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow">AVAILABILITY IS VERY IMPORTANT</FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></DIV>
<P align=center><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow">DO NOT AUDITION FOR ANY PRODUCTION OR PROJECT YOU ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P align=center><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow">Thank you for considering Opera Cleveland. We look forward to hearing from you.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P align=center><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=2><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1257132491_9 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">1422 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1052, Cleveland, OH 44115</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR><BR>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><A rel=nofollow name=""><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Avenir LT Std 45 Book" size=2>Cliff Wilson</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Avenir LT Std 45 Book" size=2>Artistic Administrator</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P align=left><B><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Avenir LT Std 45 Book" size=2>OPERA CLEVELAND</FONT></SPAN></B></DIV>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Avenir LT Std 45 Book" size=2><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1257132491_10 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">216-575-0903 x 211</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></DIV></td></tr></table>