{"id":19442,"date":"2025-10-16T11:32:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T09:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.israel-opera.co.il\/cast\/smith-hugh-tenor\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:32:52","slug":"%d7%a1%d7%9e%d7%99%d7%aa-%d7%99%d7%95-%d7%98%d7%a0%d7%95%d7%a8","status":"publish","type":"cast","link":"https:\/\/www.israel-opera.co.il\/en\/cast\/%d7%a1%d7%9e%d7%99%d7%aa-%d7%99%d7%95-%d7%98%d7%a0%d7%95%d7%a8\/","title":{"rendered":"Smith Hugh, tenor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">Hugh Smith was born in the USA. 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