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<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">Dean Williamson, Artistic Director </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Arial Narrow">AUDITIONS FOR OPERA CLEVELAND</FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Arial Narrow"> CHORUS</FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U> </U></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">Opera Cleveland and Chorus Master, C. M. Shearer, will hold auditions for chorus</FONT></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"> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">[paid</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"> positions] for its upcoming 2010</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"> season on the following dates and times:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial Narrow">Friday, Nov. 13</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial Narrow">, 4:00</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial Narrow"></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial Narrow">pm-10:00</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial Narrow"></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial Narrow">pm</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial Narrow">Saturday, Nov. 14</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial Narrow">, 10:00</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial Narrow"></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial Narrow">am-9:00</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial Narrow"></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial Narrow">pm</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial Narrow">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></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">Productions</FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U></U></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">Lucia di Lammermoor:</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"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"> </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">:</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">May. 20, 22 and 23, 2010</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U></U></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><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">:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"> Week of Apr. 18, 2010. Location TBD. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><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><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<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"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"> </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">:</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">Sept. 23, 25 and 26, 2010</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U></U></SPAN></P>
<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">:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">Week of Aug. 22, 2010. Location TBD.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<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></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">I Pagliacci:</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"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"> </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">:</FONT></U></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><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U></U></SPAN></P>
<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">:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">Week of Oct. 10, 2010. Location TBD.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<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></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">Audition Procedures</FONT></U></B></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Symbol">·<FONT FACE="Courier New"> </FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U></U></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I></I></B></SPAN><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></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Symbol">·<FONT FACE="Courier New"> </FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I></I></B></SPAN><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, 1650 Chester Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Symbol">·<FONT FACE="Courier New"> </FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I></I></B></SPAN><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">. </FONT></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"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"></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 (216) 575-0903 x</FONT></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"> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">211</FONT></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"><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"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial Narrow">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"></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 Application</FONT></I></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I></I></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">s</FONT></I></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"> can also be downloaded</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"> from our website:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.operacleveland.org"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial Narrow">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</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">, 200</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">9</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 Cliff Wilson at:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:wilson@operacleveland.org"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial Narrow">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></P>
<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></P>
<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></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">Thank you for considering Opera Cleveland</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"> We look fo</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">rward to hearing from you.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">OPERA CLEVELAND</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Avenir LT Std 45 Book">216-575-0903 x 211</FONT></SPAN></P>
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