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size=2>From: Harry Maryles <hmaryles@yahoo.com><BR>>>But IIRC when
Fiddler on the Roof first came to the Chicago stage<BR>(the play, not the
movie), Arie Crown Hebrew Day School used it as a<BR>fund raiser. ....<BR>I
believe the Heter was based on the fact that the faces of the women<BR>in the
play could not be seen from the seats that were being sold by<BR>ACHDS and the
sound heard was that of a microphone reproduction and<BR>not their actual
voices. If that's true, it may be possible for this<BR>talented young lady to
pursue a career in opera without
violating<BR>Halacha.<<<BR><BR>>>>>></FONT></DIV>
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size=2>I think opera singers eschew the use of microphones and pride themselves
on being able to fill a hall with their own natural voices -- but I could
be wrong about that.</FONT></DIV>
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size=2>However, as to being seen by male audience members -- how could she
ensure that all Jewish men would sit in the furthest-away seats and that only
women and non-Jews would occupy the front seats?
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="10"><BR><B>--Toby
Katz<BR>=============</B></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's free at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>