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Isabel Vincent's Overture of Hope Tells How Two Sisters’ Saved Opera’s Jewish Stars from the Third Reich
Overture of Hope by Isabel Vincent
Two Sisters’ Daring Plan That Saved Opera’s Jewish Stars from the Third Reich. Utilizing her background as a journalist, Vincent delves into pre–World War II history to tell the incredible story of heroic sisters Ida and Louise Cook. Using their passion for opera, the sisters conceive a plan to spirit dozens of Jewish stars and others working for German and Austrian opera houses to England, saving them from a horrific fate under the Nazis. Vividly told with suspense, hope, and wonder, this singular tale reveals new details of the brave sisters and their successful rescue mission that not only saved dozens of lives but preserved the opera they loved for another generation.
“What a riveting, uplifting tale, made all the more exciting because it really happened! Two unassuming opera fans traveled the world to see their favorite divas perform, all the while defying the Nazis to help refugees escape to safety in England and the US. I couldn’t put it down.” Renée Fleming
In their champion effort to save Europe's opera stars, musicians and scholars of the Jewish faith from Hitler, the Cook sisters collaborated closely with Metropolitan Opera Stars Rosa Ponselle, Elisabeth Rethberg, Ezio Pinza and Amelita Galli-Curci, among others.
The Cook sisters were appointed Righteous Among the Nations at Yad Vashem - among the first women to be granted the honor alongside Raoul Wallenberg and Oskar Schindler. While both of these men have become household names, the Cooks were lost to history. Until now. https://isabelvincent.com/
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