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Renowned opera singer in Vienna going strong at 95

2012/12/20 14:29:27 @Entertainment News Headlines - Yahoo! News

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 & quot;that Jew from Palestine & quot; she was not welcome at one of the world & #039;s greatest opera houses.
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