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Old Sep 21st, 2011, 09:39 AM
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KeppieAngel---it says in the website where we ordered the tickets, listed above, that there is an English speaking tour guide. Maybe I'm wrong, but I took that to mean a person, not an audio guide. I guess we'll find out when we get there.
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Daveesl, thank you for the historical tidbit. I knew that many assassination attempts were made on Hitler’s life, but I did not know that one was planned so early in WWII. Unfortunate that it did not work.

I am now re-reading IS PARIS BURNING? by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre (1965) which describes Hitler’s fanatical command to destroy Paris before the Germans retreated in 1940. A series of events, including the refusal on the part of General von Choltiz to execute the order, saved the City of Light…
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Oh I see - it is by a tour company and not the opera staff. Still that is great to know. thanks for sharing. enjoy!
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Tours given by the Opera staff are indeed available.
We took the Sunday 11:30 English tour on October 23. €13.50
It was superb.
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