<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#ff0000" style="" size="6"><b style="">Young Artist Competition and Opera Auditions, 2020</b></font></span><b style="font-size:large"><br></b></div><font size="4"><b><div><font size="4"><b><br></b></font></div>Cleveland Opera Theater</b> will be holding both <b><u>Auditions</u></b> and the <b><u>Young Artist Competition</u></b> on March 29, 2020.</font><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">If you are interested, go to our website, Cleveland Opera Theater. Once there, click on "Contact" and "Auditions."</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">All the information you need is there along with the requirements and application form.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Cleveland
Opera Theater </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">is
holding audition on <b>Sunday, March 29, 2020</b>
for the following:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">CARMEN</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">, Sept. 25 & 27, 2020</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">FUTURE</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">OUTREACH</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> & OPERA <b>UPCLOSE</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">{NOW}
Fest</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">CHORUS</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> 2020 / 21 Season</span><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red">2020 YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Repertoire
requirements listed on website.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:13.55pt 4pt 0.0001pt 0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Audition Date: Sunday,
March 29, 2020</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0.55pt 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><b style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Time</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">: 11:00am - 6:00pm by appointment</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0.55pt 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><b style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Location: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">BW Conservatory
building, Fynette Kulas music hall, 49 Seminary St, Berea, OH 44017</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 17pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">FEE</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Pianist Fee:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> $20 - </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Cash or
check made out to <i>Cleveland Opera
Theater,</i> on site at the audition.<b><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">No fee if
you bring your own pianist OR if you audition to be part of the chorus only.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red">There is an <u>additional $20 Fee</u>
for the <b>2020 YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION
(Total fee is $40)</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">STEPS TO
COMPLETE:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:10.95pt 93.4pt 0.0001pt 0in;line-height:165%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:165%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:165%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1. Complete Audition Application </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:165%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">form
on opera website: <u><span style="color:rgb(4,98,193)"><a href="http://www.clevelandoperatheater.org/"><span style="color:rgb(4,98,193)"><b>www.clevelandoperatheater.org</b></span></a></span></u><span style="color:rgb(4,98,193)"> </span>Click
on CONTACT: Auditions</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0.05in 109.35pt 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:200%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please
fill out your information in the form to request an audition time. Once
submitted, no changes in rep will be allowed. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0.05in 109.35pt 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:200%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:200%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">All
Audition Application Materials <u>must be received</u> by <b>March 15, 2020</b>, no exception</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:4.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> 2. In addition</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">, please email your <u>resume
and headshot</u> to: <u><span style="color:rgb(4,98,193)"><a href="mailto:cwilson@clevelandoperatheater.org"><span style="color:rgb(4,98,193)">cwilson@clevelandoperatheater.org</span></a></span></u></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0.05pt 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:4.65pt 0in 0.0001pt 41pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">PDF format for resume /<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>headshot</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0.5pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 41pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1 File containing your
headshot and resume (this can be multiple<span style="letter-spacing:-0.95pt"> </span>pages)</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0.5pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 41pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background:yellow">Titled in the following format</span></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background:yellow">:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">
<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span><b>YourLastname_Firstname_COT_2020</b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 23pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 41pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If you are entering the
<span style="color:red">YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION</span>, submit <b>one video clip</b> or link to your video.
See below. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 35.2pt 0.0001pt 17pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">You'll be <b>notified
via email </b>with your <u>confirmed time</u> no later than <b>March 22, 2020 </b>and provided additional information
at that time.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 35.2pt 0.0001pt 17pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4"><b>Deadline to apply is March 15</b>. </font></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Cliff Wilson</span><br></div><div>Artistic Administrator </div><div>Cleveland Opera Theater</div><div><a href="mailto:cwilson@clevelandoperatheater.org" target="_blank">cwilson@clevelandoperatheater.org</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>