FIRST TIME EVER: Streisand to perform in Israel

Grammy, Emmy and Academy Award-winning legend Barbra Streisand will perform for the first time ever in Israel this summer, on June 20 at Tel Aviv’s Bloomfield Stadium. Taking place during Israel’s 65th anniversary year, Streisand’s first concert in Israel will be backed by a 60-piece orchestra and feature duets with her son Jason Gould, sister Roslyn Kind and special guest trumpeter Chris Botti. “We are thrilled to announce Barbra Streisand’s first-ever concert in Israel,”said Haim Gutin, Israel Commissioner for Tourism, North and South America. “The concert will surely provide some additional excitement for music lovers and travellers arriving in Israel this summer.”Streisand is also expected to appear for a private performance at the annual Presidential Conference in Jerusalem in honour of President Shimon Peres’ 90th birthday two days prior to her concert. (http://www.goisrael.com)