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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span>For
Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span>Contact:
David Huffman, Cleveland Cinemas Director of Marketing <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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440.349.3306 </span><a href="mailto:dhuffman@clevelandcinemas.com"><span>dhuffman@clevelandcinemas.com</span></a><span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="font-size:12pt;"><span>January 28, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><u><span>MET OPERAS HD LIVE AT THE APOLLO THEATRE<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;"><span>The Apollo
Theatre to Present Live Simulcasts from the Metropolitan Opera</span><br>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span>(Oberlin,
OH)</span></b> –<span>Starting
January 31<sup>st</sup> Oberlin audiences will now be able to experience the
thrill of seeing performances from New York’s Metropolitan Opera live at the
Apollo Theatre (19 E. College St., Oberlin, OH).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span>“Oberlin
is rich in musical talent with its faculty and students,” says Jon Forman,
President of Cleveland Cinemas. “We are proud to present the MET Opera Live HD
series at the Apollo Theatre which will allow Oberlin students and residents
easy access to some of the world’s greatest musicians and vocalists.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">The upcoming operas in this season are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB">LES
CONTES D’HOFFMANN</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB"> (Offenbach) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">January 31<sup>st</sup> at 12:55 PM (LIVE)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">February 4<sup>th</sup> at 6:30 PM (encore)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">The magnetic tenor Vittorio Grigolo takes on the
tortured poet and unwitting adventurer of the title of Offenbach’s operatic
masterpiece, in the Met’s wild, kaleidoscopic production. Hibla Gerzmava, Erin
Morley, and Christine Rice sing the three heroines—each an idealized embodiment
of some aspect of Hoffmann’s desire. Thomas Hampson portrays the shadowy Four
Villains, and Yves Abel conducts the sparkling score.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><i><span lang="EN-GB">Conductor:
Yves Abel<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><i><span lang="EN-GB">Starring:
Hibla Gerzmava, Kate Lindsey, Vittorio Grigolo, Thomas Hampson<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB">IOLANTA</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB"> (Tchaikovsky) / <b><u>BLUEBEARD’S
CASTLE</u></b> (Bartók) – New Production
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">February 14<sup>th</sup> at 12:30 PM (LIVE)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">February 19<sup>th</sup> at 6:30 PM (encore)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">On the heels of her triumphant Met performances in
Eugene Onegin, soprano Anna Netrebko takes on another Tchaikovsky heroine in
the first opera of this intriguing double bill, consisting of an enchanting
fairy tale (Iolanta) followed by an erotic psychological thriller (Duke
Bluebeard’s Castle). Netrebko stars as the beautiful blind girl who experiences
love for the first time in Iolanta, while Nadja Michael is the unwitting victim
of the diabolical Bluebeard, played by Mikhail Petrenko. Both operas are
directed by Mariusz Trelinski, who was inspired by classic noir films of the
1940s. Iolanta also stars Piotr Beczala, and Valery Gergiev conducts both
operas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><i><span lang="EN-GB">Conductor:
Valery Gergiev<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><i><span lang="EN-GB">Starring:
Nadja Michael, Mikhail Petrenko, Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Alexey Markov,
Elchin Azizov, Alexei Tanovitski<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB">LA
DONNA DEL LAGO</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB"> (Rossini) – New Production <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">March 14<sup>th</sup> at 12:55 PM (LIVE)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">March 18<sup>th</sup> at 6:30 PM (encore)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Bel canto superstars Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego
Flórez join forces for this Rossini showcase of vocal virtuosity, set in the
medieval Scottish highlands and based on a beloved novel by Sir Walter Scott.
DiDonato is the “lady of the lake” of the title, and Flórez is the king who
relentlessly pursues her, their vocal fireworks embellishing the romantic plot
in this Met premiere production conducted by Michele Mariotti.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><i><span lang="EN-GB">Conductor:
Michele Mariotti<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><i><span lang="EN-GB">Starring:
Joyce DiDonato, Daniela Barcellona, Juan Diego Flórez, John Osborn, Oren Gradus<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB">CAVALLERIA
RUSTICANA</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB"> (Mascagni) / <b><u>PAGLIACCI</u></b> (Leoncavallo) – New Production <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">April 25<sup>th</sup> 12:30 PM (LIVE)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">April 29<sup>th</sup> at 6:30 PM (encore)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB">Opera’s most enduring tragic double bill returns in an
evocative new production from Sir David McVicar, who sets the action across two
time periods but in the same Sicilian village. Marcelo Álvarez rises to the
challenge of playing the dual tenor roles of Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana
and Canio in Pagliacci. Rae Smith (War Horse) has designed the moodily
atmospheric 1900 village square setting of Cavalleria, which transforms to a
1948 truck stop for the doomed vaudeville troupe of Pagliacci. Eva-Maria Westbroek
(Cav) and Patricia Racette (Pag) sing the unlucky heroines, and Met Principal
Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><i><span lang="EN-GB">Conductor:
Fabio Luisi<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><i><span lang="EN-GB">Starring:
Patricia Racette, Marcelo Álvarez, George Gagnidze, Lucas Meachem, Eva-Maria
Westbroek, Željko Lučić<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span class="movie-body-text"><span>Tickets to the MET Operas are $20
for Adults, $15 for Seniors, $12 for Children/Students. Tickets are on sale at
the Apollo Theatre box office or online at </span></span><a href="http://www.clevelandcinemas.com/"><span>www.clevelandcinemas.com</span></a><span class="movie-body-text"><span> for each opera at least 60 days prior to each performance. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span class="movie-body-text"><span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span class="movie-body-text"><span>For additional information on individual operas and updates visit </span></span><a href="http://www.clevelandcinemas.com/"><span>www.clevelandcinemas.com</span></a><span class="movie-body-text"><span>.
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