Opera
The Israeli Opera unveils Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos
“This is an opera about everything,” director Ido Ricklin says. "“It’s about love and loneliness, idealism and self-interest – and it’s at the same time about art and life itself."
Vienna remembers the Holocaust with music
Facing the Red Sea: ‘La Bohème’ opera in Tel Aviv gives the gift of imagination - review
Opera brings Eichmann’s trial to the stage in dramatic world premiere
Puccini’s ‘La Bohème beckons audiences to the Israeli Opera
Adapted from the 1851 novel Scenes of Bohemian Life by Henri Murger, Puccini’s version soared to hold a unique place in the hearts of audiences ever since it was first performed in 1896.
Jerusalem highlights: March 21-27
What's new to do in Israel's capital?
Maestro Leonardo Sini masterfully handles the podium with the Israel Philharmonic - review
Precise timing and coordination of the participants are the essence of opera productions, and Sini unified the orchestra, soloists, and chorus with skill.
'Theodor' returns to Israeli Opera
The opera attempts to answer why and how Zionism – and our own existence as Hebrew-speaking Jews in Israel – emerged.
Opera to show screenings on Valentine’s Day across Israel
The opera was recently performed at the Israeli Opera in a vivid homage to the late director Omri Nitzan under revival director Shirit Lee Weiss.
A masterful ‘Otello’ at the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv - review
Pascu’s fantastic performance masterfully kept guests on the edge of these said seats and was equally rich with such small details.
Top 10 reasons to leave the house: January 31 - February 11
These are the top 10 reasons to leave the house this week.
Jerusalem highlights: January 24 – January 30
What's new to do in Israel's capital?
Louisville Orchestra remembers its concertmaster with an opera he performed in a concentration camp
Though Kling played in rehearsals for “Der Kaiser von Atlantis,” the opera was never performed in Theresienstadt.
Israeli Opera revives Verdi's 'Otello'
If theater-goers are left to wonder whether Iago hates Otello because he is a racist or because he was skipped for promotion, opera patrons are rewarded with his aria.
Inspiration behind Poulenc's Opera: 16 guillotined nuns canonized by Pope Francis
On July 17, 1794, at 8:00 p.m., the nuns were executed in the Place du Trône, today's Place de la Nation, after being convicted of hostility to the French Revolution.
