43,411 white& to, a
happy, itealtki
(New Wear.

BELLA HOENIG

ed State of Israel, and their
music repressed, and sup-
pressed..
.
For the longer, term, Mr.
Gaon and Mr, Shoshani nurse
more-ambitions aims still.
"The school is unique, not
only in Israel but also in the
Arab world," says Mr. Gaon.
"I hope thatieVdritiially stu-
dents, from.Arab :countries will
come to study this shared
musical tradition with us, as
well."

.!Veit wallet too a
happy, healthy
(New Wear.

We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy andirrosperous New Year.

IRENE AND LARRY KRONEN

LIZ & LOU FREEMAN

DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA

We with our family andfriends a
very healthy, happy andprosperous New Year.

We wish our family andfriends
very healthy, happy andprosperaus New Year.

BOB & JEANETTE FELDMAN

NANCY AND DONALD FOX

BOYNTON BEACH, FL

A Very Happy and
Healthy New Year
to All Our
Friends and Family.

THE STERNS
KARL, MARGIE, MICHAEL & BRIAN

Operatic Talent
In Catch 22

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Tall and lanky in a white T-
shirt and a streamlined pair of
khakis, Israeli Denis Sedov
crouches behind a row of
plastic chairs,..waiting for the
cue to-unlea.s1r-his powerful
basso.
It's late in the afternoon in
steamy Tel Aviv and Sedov
and a handful of other
promising young opera stars-
to-be are rehearsing The
Marriage of Figaro under the
watchful eye of charismatic
Italian instructor Federico
Davia.
Mr. Sedov, 22, joins a tal-
ented cast of some 20 Israelis
who are being groomed in the
sweltering summer streets of
Tel Aviv for the world's top
opera houses as part of an
annual summer opera clinic.
For the ninth year, the
Israel Vocal Arts Institute is
showering Israel with world-
class opera performances,
courtesy of internationally-
renowned directors and
instructors, as a home-grown
talent.
Established at the initiative
of Joan Dornemann, the
Metropolitan Opera's assistant
conductor, vocal teacher and
prompter, the workshop
draws teachers from presti-
gious opera houses, including
La Scala and the Met, to Tel
Aviv, where they give lessons
and master classes in voice,
diction and acting and direct
sold-old performances for the
public.
Since the inception of the

May the coming
yea ►, be filled
with health avid
happiness -Foy.
all OtAIA family
and friends.

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA

We wish our family andfrienis a
very healthy, happy andprosperous New Year.

JUDI AND HOWARD FRIEDMAN

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA

A Very Happy and
Healthy New Year
to All Our
Friends and Family.

May the cornin g
yea v' be filled
with health and
happiness -Foy'
all my family
and fiends.

EVA & JACK WIMMER

BARBARA & MICHAEL HECHTMAN & FAMILY

May the coming
yea,. be filled
with health and
happiness
all °MIA family
and friends.

May the comi ng
yea'• be filled
with health and
happiness fop•
all ow. family
and fiAiends,

THE KUSHNER FAMILY

LARRY, EILEEN, ELYSE
LAURA, RICK, HANNAH, ALISON,
DEBBIE, RICK & DANNY

LONG GROVE, ILLINOIS

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BILL & SANDY LEFKOFSKY
THEIR CHILDREN & GRANDCHILDREN

9/26
1997

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