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SPONSORED: Experience "99.44% perfection," according to Music & Vision Magazine, and enjoy the only professional company in the world devoted exclusively to operetta, "as effervescent as champagne." Be there in person for Gilbert & Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore opening Thu 6/25, plus revel in classics such as Fiddler On The Roof, Johann Strauss' A Night In Venice, Offenbach's Helen Of Troy, and other operetta delights thru Sat 8/8. Experience the exquisite magic of the "astonishingly vibrant" Ohio Light Opera in the sylvan setting of The College of Wooster, just an hour's drive from the Cleveland area, with delightful dining & shopping. Charming! http://www.OhioLightOpera.org
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SPONSORED: The Ultimate Date Night (or Afternoon) Looking to wow your date? Suggest an evening at the Ohio Light Opera in delightful Wooster, for an experience you'll never forget. As the only professional company in the world devoted primarily to operetta, OLO presents all works in English, presented in festival fashion, with 7 operettas to choose from. This week, Fiddler On The Roof, featuring the character Tevye the milkman, "one of the most glowing creations in the history of musical theater," according to The New York Times. Or enjoy Mlle. Modiste, opening on Wed 7/1, plus H.M.S. Pinafore, A Night In Venice, and others. An hour's drive from Cleveland, with charming shopping and dining. 330-263-2345, http://www.OhioLightOpera.org
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SPONSORED: Professional, delightful, and oh so close You don't have to travel to Europe or Broadway to see world-class talent performing the most entertaining operettas ever produced. The Ohio Light Opera offers 7 incredible productions to choose from, all just an hour's drive from Cleveland, with charming dining and shopping in picturesque Wooster. Experience the political satire H.M.S. Pinafore, the runaway Broadway show that spawned 150 simultaneous productions with no copyright protection, so Gilbert & Sullivan never saw a penny. Or revel in A Night in Venice, by Vienna's Waltz King Johann Strauss, already famous for his On the Beautiful Blue Danube. Or make it easy and stay overnight to see more than one. 330-263-2345, http://www.OhioLightOpera.org
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SPONSORED: Weekend (or weekday) getaway Escape to the sylvan environs of Wooster for the only professional company in the world devoted primarily to operetta, The Ohio Light Opera, performed 100% in English with the finest musicians, singers and actors recruited from around the U.S. Performances continue through Sat 8/8 with The Beautiful Helen of Troy, by Jacques Offenbach, the father of Operetta and the Can-Can dance. Or Johann Strauss, Jr.'s A Night in Venice, which bombed in Berlin, then, with some changes, opened in Venice to ecstatic acclaim. Or choose from 5 other brilliant productions, in the blissful setting of Wooster with fine dining, shopping and charming overnight accommodations. 330-263-2345, http://www.OhioLightOpera.org
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SPONSORED: "King in its field" "...for 3 decades," according to Plain Dealer critic Donald Rosenberg, who's seen it all. What was he referring to? Why, the Ohio Light Opera in Wooster, which has all 7 operettas in this year's season up and running from now through Sat 8/8. Take your pick of classics like Offenbach's The Beautiful Helen of Troy, or Victor Herbert's Mlle. Modiste, or Gilbert & Sullivan's Ruddigore, all presented with professional cast and staging in the delightful surroundings of Wooster, just an hour's drive from Cleveland, with fine dining, shopping and charming overnight accommodations. 330-263-2345, www.OhioLightOpera.org.
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SPONSORED: "No other American company comes close..." according to Plain Dealer critic Donald Rosenberg, describing Ohio Light Opera's 2009 season, with all 7 operettas still up and running, but only through Sat 8/8. Enjoy the "snappy glory" of Gershwin's Of Thee I Sing, and the "flying high" production of Mlle. Modiste by Victor Herbert. Enjoy your time in charming Wooster, a short drive from Cleveland, with charming shops, dining and accommodations. Listen to the critics: "Where operetta and musical theater are concerned, the prime destination is a small college town in Ohio." 330-263-2345, www.OhioLightOpera.org.
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