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Friday, April 19, 2019 Vol. 15 No. 32
Opera in the Park 2019 Peter Barber- Bass, Anthony Lenin-Tenor, Tara Wheeker-soprano, Josh Wheeker-Tenor. Photo by Pat Krause Story and Photos by Pat Krause The 21st Annual of Opera in the Park was held on April 7th at Sunrise Park. The Palm Springs Opera Guild brings this event to the people of the Coachella Valley to show them the beauty of Opera. They bring some of the Best new talents in Opera so they can hear these fantastic singers and educate people thru live performances. Thousands of people bring a picnic lunch, refreshments, lawn chairs, and blankets to
be able to enjoy this concert leisurely. There was a large white tent set up with chairs for those that came and bought a catered lunch. The stage was set up at the end of the tent where there was large riser to support a live symphonic orchestra and eight talented singers. Maestro Valery Ryvking was the conductor for the Palm Springs Opera Guild 2019 Orchestra. The eight singers included Peter Barber-Bass-baritone,
By Desert Star Staff We are all familiar with Oscar Schindler who used his factory as a cover to save Jewish lives during the Holocaust. Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat, who led successful rescue efforts in Budapest during that era; Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat stationed in Lithuania, who provided an opportunity for Jews to flee Europe by providing them with transit visas; or Antonina and Jan Żabiński, who hid Jews in their zoo. It is 1945. Allied and Soviet armies are winning more battles against the Nazi
forces. Heinrich Himmler, commander of the S.S. and chief planner of the Jewish genocide, is aware of Germany’s desperate situation. He becomes more receptive to the idea of negotiating the release of prisoners to affect the allies to sign a treaty. On April 20, 1945, a twohour wartime meeting took place between Himmler, and Norbert Masur, World Jewish Congress Swedish delegate. The location for the meeting was Gut Hartzwalde, (thirty miles north of Berlin)
Brennan Blankenship-MessoSoprano, Alex DeSocioBaritone, Taylor Haines and Grace Kahl-Sopranos, Luis Leon and Josh Wheeker both Tenors and Tara Wheeker also a Soprano. Some of the songs were solos, and others required two or more to make the words of the songs tell the story. They sang nine songs before a 30-minute intermission and twelve more songs before the concert ended. Each song tells a story because that is Opera.
2019 celebrated 51 years since the founding of the Palm Springs Opera Guild. This is a free concert put on each year for the public. Many people brought their children to be able to enjoy this musical performance. The Palm Springs Opera Guild has a mission to bring the Art of Opera to people of the Coachella Valley thru educational outreach programs, Live Performances and even financial support for the artists. The event is looked
forward to by so many in the Valley. There are many sponsors to name that help with this endeavor. The presenting sponsors were The Augustine Foundation, the Arthur and Patty Newman and Newman’s Own Foundation, City of Palm Springs, many corporate sponsors, platinum and individual sponsors and more. The village that makes this happen.
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Rancho Mirage’s Tolerance Education Center Presents a Spellbinding Narrative
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From left: Holocaust Survivor Ruth Hartz, Author Stanley A. Goldman, Holocaust Survivors Nadine Bicher and Ruth Lindemann.