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<p class=NoParagraphStyle><b>FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
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style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:120%;color:#003B78'>Kent State Stark
presents a voice recital by Melissa Davis</span></b><b><span style='font-size:
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</span>(Jackson Township, OH – March 30, 2010) </b>Kent State
University at Stark presents the <b>Melissa Davis Voice Recital</b> on
Saturday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Main Hall Auditorium, 6000 Frank Avenue NW
in Jackson Township. This event is free and open to the public. No tickets are
required. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle>Davis’ recital will feature the classical music of
Mozart, Hugo Wolf, Debussy, André Previn and Wilhelm Peterson-Berger. She will
be accompanied by Philip Everingham on piano.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle>Davis has performed with Opera Cleveland, Opera
Columbus, Akron Lyric Opera, The Ohio State University Opera and Kent State
University Opera. Featured as a young artist, she has performed at the Asian
International Opera Festival in Taiwan, as a company member of the Sugarcreek
Symphony and Song Festival in Illinois and at Ohio’s Huron Playhouse. This
summer, her vocal talent will be highlighted at the AIMS festival in Graz,
Austria. She will soon perform with The Ohio State University Chorale at
Carnegie Hall and will sing the roles of First Spirit and Pamina in Akron Lyric
Opera’s production of <i>The Magic Flute</i>. Recent roles include: Rapunzel in
<i>Into the Woods</i>, Adele in <i>Die Fledermaus</i> and Susanna in <i>The
Marriage of Figaro</i>. Davis holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in
vocal performance from Kent State University. She is currently pursuing a
second master’s degree in vocal pedagogy and a certificate in singing health at
The Ohio State University. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle>For more information about Kent State Stark Music
Department events, call 330-244-5151.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle style='line-height:normal'><b>CONTACT:</b>
Cynthia Williams, public relations coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
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Phone:
330-244-3262
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E-mail: <a href="mailto:cdwillia@kent.edu">cdwillia@kent.edu</a> <b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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