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Evans Mirageas, Cincinnati Opera Artistic Director, to be Contributor on Cincinnati Public Radio

Special programming begins May 6 with Opera Preview following final Metropolitan Opera broadcast on 90.9 WGUC CINCINNATI—Cincinnati Opera and Cincinnati Public Radio, Inc. are pleased to announce that Evans Mirageas, Cincinnati Opera artistic director, will be a regular contributor on 90.9 WGUC and 91.7 WVXU beginning May 6, 2006. A former producer for the nationally renowned WFMT radio station in Chicago, Mr. Mirageas will offer insightful remarks about opera and art songs broadcast on WGUC. The collaboration will begin on WGUC with an Opera Preview by Mr. Mirageas, on Saturday, May 6, at 4:30 p.m., immediately following the Metropolitan Opera’s final 2005-2006 season broadcast. Additionally, Mr. Mirageas will contribute to 91.7 WVXU’s arts and cultural magazine Around Cincinnati. “Radio has been woven like a thread throughout the past forty years of my life with work as a producer and host on WUOM, Ann Arbor and WFMT Chicago, the radio stations of Boston, The BBC when I lived in London, and of course, the Met Opera broadcast quiz,” said Mirageas. “It is a joy to contemplate the opportunity of being a regular presence on WGUC, a station I have known and respected since the early 1970s. I look forward to sharing my love of vocal music with the loyal audience of public radio in Cincinnati.” “We are delighted to add Evans as one of our regular contributors,” said Richard Eiswerth, WGUC CEO and general manager. “Not only does he have an encyclopedic knowledge of opera, but his stories are inspiring and his enthusiasm about opera is contagious.” Mr. Mirageas is widely considered one of the most talented and respected artistic leaders in the classical music industry today. He brings to Cincinnati Opera a broad range of experience in both operatic and symphonic music, as well as a long history of successful partnerships with many of the world's leading singers, including Renée Fleming, Angela Gheorghiu, Cecilia Bartoli, and Luciano Pavarotti, among numerous others. Mirageas's varied career in classical music has included Senior Vice President of Artists and Repertoire for the Decca Record Company, Artistic Administrator to Seiji Ozawa at the Boston Symphony, and casting director for the new Eliot Goldenthal/Julie Taymor opera Grendel. In 1973, Mr. Mirageas began his radio career as an on-air host and live broadcast producer while he was a student at the University of Michigan. In 1982, Mr. Mirageas was hired by WFMT in Chicago to help create a nationally syndicated program series previewing upcoming classical music events. While in Chicago, he also produced the national radio broadcasts of The Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, among others. # # # About Cincinnati Public Radio Cincinnati Public Radio is the broadcast license holder for 90.9 WGUC and 91.7 WVXU, serving the Greater Cincinnati community with the finest in classical music, news, information, and entertainment programming. 90.9 WGUC broadcasts classical music 24 hours a day. It is the only public radio station with an ongoing program to commission new music. 91.7 WVXU and its six affiliated stations in Ohio and Michigan became a part of Cincinnati Public Radio on August 22, 2005. The network broadcasts news and information programming with its team of award-winning journalists, as well as national and international sources including National Public Radio, American Public Media, Public Radio International and the BBC. The schedule also includes classic radio, jazz, swing and blues programs. About Cincinnati Opera Cincinnati Opera’s 2006 Season Presenting Sponsor is National City. The 2006 Summer Festival also is made possible with support from the Fine Arts Fund, Ohio Arts Council, City of Cincinnati, and many generous foundations, corporations, and individual donors. We fly Delta Air Lines, the official airline of Cincinnati Opera. Seta Music is the Official Piano Supplier of Cincinnati Opera. Lexus is the official automobile of Cincinnati Opera. The 2006 Summer Festival features Tosca, L’Étoile, A Masked Ball, and The Tales of Hoffmann. www.cincinnatiopera.org

Links:
wguc.org
CincinnatiOpera.com

Monday, April 03, 2006

Contact: Kevin Reynolds
Community Relations Manager
Cincinnati Public Radio
(513)419-7104
kreynolds@cinradio.org

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