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Renowned opera singer in Vienna going strong at 95 by George Jahn

VIENNA (AP) -- It was 1947 in post-war Vienna, and Hilde Zadek remembers taking a deep breath behind the curtain. A rookie on her first opera gig, she was about to sing the prestigious role of Aida for an audience full of particularly harsh critics - whistle-packing Nazis she says were determined to show "that Jew from Palestine" she was not welcome at one of the world's greatest opera houses...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 2:38am on December 20, 2012 ☆ ⚑

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