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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:red;background:white'>Opera
Circle to Perform “The Csardas Princess” on January 29 and 31<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:red;background:white'>Famed
Polish Operetta Specialist Andrzej Knap to Guest Conduct<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
line-height:150%;background:white'>Opera Circle announces that it will perform
the <i>The Csardas Princess </i>at Bohemian National Hall (4939 Broadway
Avenue, Cleveland) on Friday, January 29 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, January 31 at
3:00 p.m. Famed Polish conductor and operetta specialist Andrzej Knap
will be joining Opera Circle to guest conduct the Opera Circle Orchestra. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
line-height:150%;background:white'>Considered by many to be Hungarian composer
Emmerich Kalman’s most successful work, <i>The Csardas Princess</i> is an
operetta or light opera that centers around Count Edwin, who falls in love with
the famous café singer Sylvia Varescu. Their relationship is unthinkable and
banned by Edwin’s father due to their differing social positions. After
much confusion, a mistaken identity, and heartbreak, it is discovered that
Edwin’s own mother had been on stage prior to marrying Edwin’s
father. As this news is exposed, Edwin’s father must drop his objection
to the union of Edwin and Sylvia. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
line-height:150%;background:white'>Scott Skiba serves as stage director for the
production, which was underwritten by Drs. Francis and Jane Gross. The cast
includes the outstanding opera voices of Rachel Copeland as Sylvia Varescu,
Benjamin Czarnota as Count Edwin Ronald, Max Pivik as Baron Boni Kancsianu,
Danielle Harmon as Countess Stasi, and Jacob Sonnenberg as Feri von Kerekes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
line-height:150%;background:white'>Tickets for <i>The Csardas Princess</i>,
available in advance or at the door, are $55 for reserved sponsor seats, $20
for general admission, and $10 for students. For additional information,
including details about round-trip bus transportation to the opera from Beachwood
Place, visit <a href="http://www.operacircle.org">www.operacircle.org</a>,
email <a href="mailto:operacircle@yahoo.com">operacircle@yahoo.com</a>, or call
216-441-2822. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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