CHICAGO — The newsroom
knows Keanon Kyles as the man who helps keep the office clean. But now they’re learning more about the talents of a person who does a lot more than just mop the floors.%
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Being a janitor is only one of three jobs that Kyles works throughout the week. He will tell you that more than anything, he is an opera singer.
"I have three jobs. I'm a vocal coach. I'm a maintenance man at ABC News. I also do visual merchandising for a department store. And I sing opera on the side,"
Between all three jobs, Kyles says he works about 90 hours in a typical week. All of that is on top of practicing opera.
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"It's a lot of sleepless nights and a lot of long days, but it all pays off with the music because you get to do what you love: music," Kyles said.
He is already seeing the fruits of his labors, performing last year in Italy. And pretty soon he will be off to Scotland to take on one of the lead roles in "La Boheme."
Read more of this story from ABC7 here.
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