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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.

 Illustrative image of whisky.

Jerusalem Highlights: November 15-21

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

Israeli Opera’s vibrant revival of Donizetti’s ‘L’elisir d’amore’ charms Tel Aviv

Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore will be performed daily, except on Tuesday, November 12, with the final show set to take place on Monday, November 18.

Jerusalem Cinematheque unveils renovated auditorium

Jerusalem highlights: October 25-31

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

Israeli Opera’s bold 2025 season opener is part opera, part kibbutz

Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore opens the Israeli Opera's 2025 season with a unique Israeli twist.

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