{"id":169,"date":"2015-08-07T07:39:48","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T07:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/operamantampa.com\/?page_id=169"},"modified":"2015-08-07T08:31:53","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T08:31:53","slug":"press-from-the-media-and-the-web","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/operamantampa.com\/index.php\/press-from-the-media-and-the-web\/","title":{"rendered":"Press from the Media and the Web"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_post_title admin_label=&#8221;Post Title&#8221; title=&#8221;on&#8221; meta=&#8221;off&#8221; author=&#8221;on&#8221; date=&#8221;on&#8221; categories=&#8221;on&#8221; comments=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_placement=&#8221;below&#8221; parallax_effect=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_background=&#8221;off&#8221; text_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.9)&#8221; module_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Lobster||||&#8221; title_all_caps=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;] [\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;Code&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/WTVT.images.worldnow.com\/interface\/js\/WNVideo.js?rnd=449509;hostDomain=www.myfoxtampabay.com;playerWidth=210;playerHeight=125;isShowIcon=true;clipId=7123090;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=news;advertisingZone=;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=fixed\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><a title=\"Tom Workman Opera Singer Tampa Interviewed on Fox News\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxtampabay.com\/dpp\/news\/whats_right\/from-floor-cleaner-to-opera-singer-02142011\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft\" title=\"Tom Workman, Mr. Operaman, Floor Cleaning Expert interviewed on myfax\" src=\"https:\/\/operamantampa.com\/images\/stories\/myfoxlogo-shadow_20090128120301669_0_0.png\" alt=\"Tom Workman Tampa Opera Performer on Fox News\" \/><\/a>From floor cleaner to opera singer<\/h1>\n<p class=\"fontStyle21\">Updated: Monday, 14 Feb 2011, 8:25 PM EST<br \/>\nPublished : Monday, 14 Feb 2011, 8:25 PM EST<\/p>\n<p>TAMPA &#8211; Tom workman is a busy man &#8212; he owns his own company, cleaning floors, and he&#8217;s been doing it a long time. But don&#8217;t be surprised if during his mopping, or polishing, he breaks out into song.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I sang all through high school. Gave up on it, because life got in the way,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Tom Workman, Tampa Operaman, Floor Cleaning Expert, Tampa Opera Singer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxtampabay.com\/dpp\/news\/whats_right\/from-floor-cleaner-to-opera-singer-02142011\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here for the complete story.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tom Workman<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tenor<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/operamantampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/tom-workman-tbopera.jpg\" alt=\"tom workman tbopera\" width=\"68\" height=\"78\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft\" title=\"Tom Workman sings for Tampa Bay Opera\" src=\"https:\/\/operamantampa.com\/images\/stories\/tbo-logo09sm.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Workman sings for Tampa Bay Opera\" \/>Tom has appeared in numerous concerts with the Sunstate Opera &amp; Tampa Bay Opera Company including the operas: Madame Butterfly &amp; La Traviata performed at the Palladium Theater and Pinellas Park Cultural Center.\u00a0 Other roles performed in the Opera Scenes and Love Songs concert series are Mario Caverdosi (Tosca), Rudolpho (La Boheme), Ramades (Aida), and Gaston (La Traviata).\u00a0 Tom also sings for the opening ceremony at the American Cancer Society\u2019s Breast Cancer Walk every year.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Tom Workman Cat Member Tampa Bay Opera\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tbopera.org\/cast.html\">Follow this link for the full Tampa Bay Opera Cast Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-175\" src=\"https:\/\/operamantampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/artists-for-humanity.png\" alt=\"artists for humanity\" width=\"125\" height=\"39\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft\" title=\"Tom Sings for Charity, Habitat for Humanity\" src=\"https:\/\/operamantampa.com\/images\/stories\/logo_sptimes_lrail.gif\" alt=\"Tom Workman in St. Petersburg Times\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since 2004, the Artists for Humanity singers \u2014 all professionally trained in classical music \u2014 have donated their time and talents to help others. . . .<\/p>\n<p>. . . Also on the program is Tom Workman, who will do <i>Nessu<\/i>n Dorma from <i>Turandot <\/i>and <i>Sere<\/i>nade from <i>The <\/i><i>Student Prince<\/i><i>. . .<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Tom Workman Sings for Charity in Pasco County\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/features\/performingarts\/article1123572.ece\" target=\"_blank\">Follow this link for the full story.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> <div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> From floor cleaner to opera singer Updated: Monday, 14 Feb 2011, 8:25 PM EST Published : Monday, 14 Feb 2011, 8:25 PM EST TAMPA &#8211; Tom workman is a busy man &#8212; he owns his own company, cleaning floors, and he&#8217;s been doing it a long time. 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