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The Show’s Not Over Till The Fat Lady Sings

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Shimona from the Palace

Those of you who read my last post, The City in White, may be wondering if I made it safely to the Opera in Tel Aviv and back. Well, never fear. I did. I took everyone’s advice and went by … Continue reading →

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Who’s Afraid of Wagner?

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Shimona from the Palace

I have a little confession to make. One of the very first operas I ever went to see was Richard Wagner’s  “Der Fliegende Holländer” (The Flying Dutchman). This was way back in the 1980s, when the unofficial ban on the … Continue reading →

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Beginning and Ending With Music

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Shimona from the Palace

The musical week got off to a good start last Saturday evening with a concert by the Jerusalem Oratorio Chamber Choir, of which I have been a member since it was founded almost 25 years ago. I have no qualms … Continue reading →

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