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In the video, she sits at her piano, her fingertips gently gliding over the ivory and ebony keys. Instantly, the first soft notes of Chopin's Nocturne No. 20 flow from the instrument. Julia plays the piece with a quiet determination, seated in the living room of her home in Khiam, in southern Lebanon.That was over a year ago, before the South was once again lost to us through the fire and turmoil wrought by Israel. There’s something inherently dark and melancholic about Julia’s melody, like something that signals an end, akin to a swan song. Yet, from the lavish living room of this house — one that must have long been a dream — she’s oblivious. Read more In Baalbeck, concern for heritage grows One can't help but wonder by what force, what power, the people of southern Lebanon were able to continue dreaming of homes, building...
In the video, she sits at her piano, her fingertips gently gliding over the ivory and ebony keys. Instantly, the first soft notes of Chopin's Nocturne No. 20 flow from the instrument. Julia plays the piece with a quiet determination, seated in the living room of her home in Khiam, in southern Lebanon.That was over a year ago, before the South was once again lost to us through the fire and turmoil wrought by Israel. There’s something inherently dark and melancholic about Julia’s melody, like something that signals an end, akin to a swan song. Yet, from the lavish living room of this house — one that must have long been a dream — she’s oblivious. Read more In Baalbeck, concern for heritage grows One can't help but wonder by what force, what power, the people of southern Lebanon were able to continue dreaming of...