In Levin’s dark comedy, there is something in the nature of living itself that oppresses us. London might have mammoths, good television, and pianos – but all are outside our reach.
“Despite these difficult times,” Levi said, “we brought the public a light, comical opera sure to make people smile and do a body good during troubled days.”
Donizetti’s ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ opens The Israeli Opera’s new season to a cheering audience.
The opera, which centers on two periods in the life of the founder of modern Israel, premiered last May to great acclaim.
‘Groundwater’ Habayit Theater, Jaffa September 21
The conductor for the entire performance and one of the composers in the tribute, Hanoch Levin’s direct and at times vulgar texts were not meant for orchestra musicians.
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