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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=6 face="Script MT Bold">Reminder: Children
of All Ages -- <U>and</U> Your Families!</FONT></DIV>
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</FONT></SPAN></B><B><I><SPAN
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <FONT face="Arial Black"><U>This</U></FONT>
</SPAN></SPAN></I></B><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Saturday,
March 2<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></H6>
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face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; COLOR: #993366">SCHENECTADY CIVIC PLAYERS
present . . . <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></EM></STRONG></H6>
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face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></STRONG></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN><EM><FONT color=#800080>Opera Saratoga’s
“Opera to Go” production of<o:p></o:p></FONT></EM></SPAN></H1>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: purple; FONT-SIZE: 20pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <EM><FONT
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</FONT></EM></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><EM><FONT
size=5>An Opera for Children of All Ages, and their
Families<o:p></o:p></FONT></EM></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT color=#800080>(Underwritten by Schenectady Civic
Players’ Gwen Fraser Memorial Fund)<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT
color=#800080><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
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class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Children and
families of all ages are invited to Opera Saratoga’s Opera to Go production of
<I>Pinocchio </I>at the Schenectady Civic Playhouse, 12 So. Church Street,
Schenectady, on Saturday, March 2, at 2:30 p.m.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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</SPAN><I>Pinocchio, </I>a short 45-minute opera for young audiences of all
ages, is free of charge and open to the public.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The performance is underwritten by
Schenectady Civic Players’ Gwen Fraser Memorial Fund to give back to the
community and excite young people on the magic of the arts.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">
</FONT></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P></DIV>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Based on the
familiar classic story by Carlo Collodi, Opera Saratoga’s
</FONT></FONT></B><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Opera to Go
production presents the heartwarming story of <I>Pinocchio</I> told
in</FONT></FONT></B><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><B>an operatic
style.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Featured are </B><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">arias, duets, ensembles and choruses by
</SPAN>Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jacques Offenbach, Gaetano Donizetti, Giovanni
Battista Pergolesi, Sir Arthur Sullivan and Gioachino Rossini.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Words and story adaptation are by John
Davies</B><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
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class=MsoBodyText><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><I>Pinocchio</I>
features a talented cast of young professionals chosen from hundreds of singers
who auditioned for Opera Saratoga’s Young Artist Program.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Singing Pinocchio will be
mezzo-soprano</B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Avenir-Book"> </SPAN>Lila
Powell-Khazoum.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Playing multiple
roles are tenor Kyle Berkley, baritone Chad Somers, and soprano Sara Duchovnay,
accompanied by musical director Lori Milbier.</B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Avenir-Book"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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class=MsoBodyText><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Avenir-Book"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></DIV>
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align=center><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 22pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT
size=6>-- <U>Saturday, March 2, at 2:30 p.m.</U> --
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(One Performance
Only)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
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align=center><STRONG><I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 20pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">at
The Schenectady Civic Playhouse <o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></STRONG></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><FONT size=3><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">12 South
Church St., Schenectady,
(518-382-2081)</SPAN></STRONG><B><o:p></o:p></B></FONT></P>
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align=center><B><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></B><B><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">FREE.</SPAN></U></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">
<U><SPAN style="COLOR: red">Open seating.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Just walk in.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>No advance
reservations. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">A
cookies and punch reception follows<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></SPAN></U></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV>
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