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      By Rex Hearn                                       Palm Beach Opera                                  from Hollywood musicals. March 20 to 22 they are back
        Palm Beach County’s leading arts groups, all using     There are four operas                       at King’s Academy with the full length work  Esther,
      Palm Beach in their titles: the opera, the symphony and   this season! Dec. 6 to 8 at                choreographed by Colleen Smith, their artistic director.
      the ballet, have planned some wonderful programs to   the Crest Theatre in Delray                    This is about a Jewish orphan who ascends to Persian
      delight you this winter.                           Beach  is Humperdinck’s                           royalty and stops a plot to exterminate his people. May
        It is gratifying to see how our once small chamber orchestra   classic, Hansel and Gretel.         8 to 10, King’s Academy, it’s Peter Pan’s Neverland with
      of 32 players has grown into a symphony orchestra of merit   The next three operas are               the antics of Peter, Wendy, Tinkerbell and the dastardly
      with over 80 players; Gerard Schwarz is its new conductor.  in the Dreyfoos Hall at the              Captain Hook! Sounds like fun. The ballet phone is: (561)
                                                         Kravis Center.                                    630-8235; the Kravis Center phone is: (561) 832-7469.
                                                           From Jan. 24 to 26,                             Palm Beach Symphony
        I Didn’t Know That                               in Puccini’s opulent                                There are  five concerts  in four venues  and lots of
                                                         Turandot, the hard-to-
                                                                                                           chamber concerts and learning lunches to meet Maestro
        ... Bet You Didn’t                               get princess has three                            Schwarz, their new conductor. On Sunday, Dec. 8 at 3
                                                                                                           p.m., at the Kravis Center, you will hear Piano Concerto
                                                         questions for her suitors. Everyone waits to see if the
                                                                                                           No. 4,  The Emperor by Beethoven, and his  Choral
                                                         tenor wins her with Nessun Dorma (none shall sleep).
        Know It Either                                   From Feb. 28 to March 1, Rossini’s frolic, The Barber   Symphony No 9. The piano soloist is Horacio Guttierez.
                                                                                                             On Monday, Jan. 13. at 7:30 p.m., will be the Society
                                                         of Seville, takes to the boards with its famous Largo el
                                                                                                           of Four Arts performance. There will be a composition
                                                         Factotum (I go everywhere) from a popular  Figaro!
                                                         Lastly comes Tchaikovsky’s magnificent best, to my   by Copland, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and Mozart’s
        Fascinating trivia facts                         mind, Eugene Onegin, about love and rejection. Tatyana’s   Symphony No. 41. Chee-Yun will be on violin; Jose-Luis
        compiled by Stanley                              letter song is one of the most enchanting arias ever written   Novo will be the conductor. Friday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m., in
        Morgenbesser                                     for soprano. For tickets call (561) 833-7888.     Benjamin Hall, you can hear Mozart’s Symphony No. 35
        Which Is The Only State                          Ballet Palm Beach                                 and his glorious Flute and Harp Concerto with Nadine
        Flag That Is Two-Sided?                            Believe me; the male dancers in this company are equal   Asin on flute and Kay Kemper on harp; also Haydn’s
          The state flag of Oregon                       to Nureyev and Barishnikov, whom I’ve seen. And the   Symphony No. 94, nicknamed the “Surprise Symphony.”
        is the most unique in the                        women are sylph-like as Dame Margot Fonteyn, a favorite   Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m., at the Rosarian
        United States of America.                        of mine. Nov. 2 and 3 they’ll be dancing Cinderella in   Academy, you can hear Diamond’s Rounds for Strings;
        It is the only flag that is                      the Rinker Playhouse at Kravis Center. Nov. 29 to Dec.   Creston’s Concerto for  Accordian; and  Mendelssohn’s
        two-sided, which means                           1 is The Nutcracker at The King’s Academy, (using a   Symphony No 4. The last concert at the Kravis Center on
        that both sides of the flag                      sprung stage – easier on the dancers), 8401 Belvedere   Sunday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m., conductor David Zinman,
        have different patterns.                         Road, West Palm Beach. Again on Dec. 6 and 7, is the   is Gershwin’s Piano Concerto, Mischa Dichter, soloist;
        The front, or obverse, side of the flag features the official state   same ballet at the Kravis Center’s Dreyfoos Hall. Feb.   and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. Phone for tickets:
        seal in gold, which is surrounded by 33 stars symbolizing   1 and 2 sees the ballet at the Rinker Playhouse again in   (561) 281-0145.
        Oregon as the 33rd state to join the Union. The back, or   Swept Away excerpts from Romeo and Juliet and dances
        reverse, side of the flag, features Oregon’s state animal, the
        beaver, fully stretched on a log.                Coaching Young Adults With ADD
        Who Became The Youngest First Lady When She
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