Tag: opera
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Die Zauberflöte
Read more: Die ZauberflöteWe had the chance to go to another opera called the Die Zauberflöte or Mozart’s The Magic Flute at the Dusseldorf Opera House with Tante Gisela and our cousin Sophia. The Dusseldorf Opera House is traditional in design compared to the more modern Essen Opera House where we did a behind the scenes tour. The…
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A Night At The Opera!
Read more: A Night At The Opera!Having gone on the backstage tour at the Essen Opera House, we were really excited to see a performance there. We saw the opera “Cosi fan Tutte” by Mozart with Uncle Soto, Tante Gisela, and my cousin Sophia. I had never heard of this opera before and I was excited to see it. Since the…
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Concert Night at the Papoulkas House!
Read more: Concert Night at the Papoulkas House!What a night! After my aunt prepared a fabulous dinner and dessert, uncle Soto’s music student, Dimitri, said he would play and sing a few songs for us. It wasn’t long before we heard beautiful piano music and singing coming from the living room. We all made our way to listen to him play, and for…
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We Are Family!
Read more: We Are Family!My dad, Steve Papulkas, comes from a small village in Greece called Ethniko. Throughout the 1900’s a number of the Papulkas families moved from the village to the “new worlds” for better opportunities, which included Canada and Australia. One Papoulkas family however, moved to Germany. So, while we have been overseas we were able to…