opera

Maestro Leonardo Sini masterfully handles the podium with the Israel Philharmonic

Precise timing and coordination of the participants are the essence of opera productions, and Sini unified the orchestra, soloists, and chorus with skill.

By SARAH HERSHENSON
16/03/2025

'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

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.

By NERIA BARR
31/01/2025

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.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
24/01/2025
 A REHEARSAL this week of Verdi’s Otello at the Israeli Opera.

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.

My Word: Arts for survival’s sake

As the war rages on, art like ballet and opera brings moments of solace, hope, and a brief escape from harsh realities.

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