<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Do you love opera? Would you like to join a fresh, professional opera company here in Cleveland? Then please come out and <span class="">audition</span> for the Great Lakes Light Opera!</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Who: Any singer who loves opera.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">What: You are <span class="">auditioning</span> for our upcoming productions and performances from January 1, 2016-December 31, 2016. Please come prepared with availability (i.e. vacations, work schedules, etc). Please note that we do not focus our efforts on traditional, full-length productions, but rather themed concerts, educational children’s programming, and other "portable" endeavors. That said, we did produce both de Falla's <u>La Vida Breve</u> and Menotti's <u>The Medium</u> during our 2015 season.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Where: Cleveland Heights (Location will be distributed with your audition confirmation)</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">When: Sunday, December 13th from 2:30p-4:30p by appointment only.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">To reserve an <span class="">audition</span>, please email <a href="mailto:GreatLakesLightOpera1@gmail.com" target="_blank">GreatLakesLightOpera1@gmail.com</a> with a current resume, headshot, and 3 contrasting arias or art songs you plan to sing.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">I look forward to hearing you sing! </span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Megan Thompson</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Executive Director, Great Lakes Light Opera</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:GreatLakesLightOpera1@gmail.com" target="_blank">GreatLakesLightOpera1@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="http://www.greatlakeslightopera.com/" target="_blank">www.GreatLakesLightOpera.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;vertical-align:baseline;background:rgb(251,252,254)"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:bl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