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Semyon Bychkov meets with media after being appointed the Czech Philharmonic new chief conductor and music director at the Rudolfinum concert hall in Prague, Czech Republic, October 16, 2017. (AP/Petr David Josek, File)
January 7, 2026, 6:48 am
Semyon Bychkov to succeed Gustavo Dudamel as music director of Paris Opera
The conductor, who was born to Jewish parents in the Soviet Union, says he agreed to take post after some of the opera’s musicians ‘assaulted’ him, saying, ‘You must come to us’
By AP
Michael Bennett Lewis's scenic design for 'The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language' features images of the chamber opera's two real-life protagonists: legendary YIVO head Max Weinreich, left, and the linguist Yudel Mark. (Courtesy YIVO via JTA)
September 21, 2025, 6:01 am
At NY’s YIVO, a legendary unfinished Yiddish dictionary gets the last word — as opera
Premiering this week, ‘The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language’ tells the true story of Holocaust survivors and émigré scholars in NYC racing to salvage a civilization
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
A performer unfurls a Palestinian flag during a performance at the London Royal Opera House, July 19, 2025. (X screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 20, 2025, 9:20 pm
Performer raises Palestinian flag onstage at London opera, prompting brief scuffle
Someone backstage tries to snatch flag, but choir member puts it back in place; opera company says act was ‘wholly inappropriate,’ but declines to say if singer to face punishment
By Agencies
Nofar Yacobi, a soloist with the Israeli Opera who will perform at New York's Carnegie Hall on May 30, 2025 (Credit Haim Kimchi)
May 16, 2025, 9:08 am
Israeli opera star who sings about chocolate heads to Carnegie Hall
Nofar Yacobi, whose mother is Italian-born, uses Instagram to put her voice directly in audience’s ears
By Jessica Steinberg
The Czech-Jewish composer Victor Ullman, left, was murdered during the Holocaust; Pavel Kling, right, survived and later became the concertmaster of the Louisville Orchestra. (Courtesy Louisville Orchestra via JTA)
January 25, 2025, 12:16 am
Louisville Orchestra remembers concertmaster with opera he learned in Theresienstadt
After escaping a death march from Auschwitz, Paul Kling moved to Kentucky and became the orchestra’s first chair. A Saturday performance of ‘Der Kaiser von Atlantis’ will honor him
By Shira Li Bartov
Opera composer Ella Milch Sheriff during rehearsals for "Alma," premiering October 26, 2024, at the Vienna Volksoper. (Barbara Pálffy/Vienna Volksoper)
October 27, 2024, 3:54 pm
Israeli composer channels aspects of her life in opera about Vienna’s Alma Mahler
Ella Milch Sheriff discusses working on ‘Alma’ in shadow of October 7 attack, and incorporating the composer’s antisemitism in her opera’s libretto
By Jessica Steinberg
Yaffa Adar, right, a released hostage, reads a letter from Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli inviting her to a private concert (Courtesy)
December 24, 2023, 9:56 am
Freed hostage Yaffa Adar gets concert invite from Andrea Bocelli
85-year-old fan of Italian opera singer said she hummed his music in captivity to stay strong; video shows emotional moment as her granddaughter reads his letter to her
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli Opera soloists Anat Czarny and Oded Reich with conductor David Sebba singing arrangement of 'Bring Him Home' for the 220 hostages for World Opera Day (Courtesy Yosi Tzevker)
October 25, 2023, 11:50 pm
Israeli Opera soloists sing ‘Bring Him Home,’ for Gaza captives
Opera houses globally urged to mark World Opera Day and support effort to bring home Hamas hostages
By Jessica Steinberg
Il Volo, three Italian operatic singers who perform 'popera' and will appear in Israel on October 14, 2023. (Courtesy: Opera Bleus)
October 12, 2023, 1:26 pm
Amid war, Italian troupe reschedules Tel Aviv show for April
Il Volo’s Israeli producers send condolences, prayers and strength to Israel and its security forces
By Jessica Steinberg
Il Volo, three Italian operatic singers who perform 'popera' and will appear in Israel on October 14, 2023. (Courtesy: Opera Bleus)
October 2, 2023, 6:29 pm
Il Volo, trio of Italian operatic singers, to perform in Tel Aviv
The three male singers, who met as teens in a singing contest, cover works by Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion and others
By Jessica Steinberg
Young opera singer students performing in the 2022 summer opera program in Tel Aviv (Courtesy Noy Dekel)
June 25, 2023, 1:24 pm
In Tel Aviv, indoor and outdoor arias from singers in training
City’s Conservatory of Music hosts three weeks of free and ticketed performances
By Jessica Steinberg
From 'Theodor,' the new original Hebrew opera about Theodor Herzl, premiering May 10, 2023 at The Israeli Opera (Courtesy Israeli Opera)
May 6, 2023, 10:32 am
A tale of two Herzls premieres in Tel Aviv in new opera ‘Theodor’
A Hebrew libretto for the ages asks audiences to consider what pushed the Jewish journalist and activist to found the modern Zionist movement
By Jessica Steinberg
Soloists, musicians, and dancers from the Israeli Opera will perform 'The Magic Flute' with 150 members of the Acre community on January 9, 2023. (courtesy, the Israeli Opera)
January 8, 2023, 8:06 pm
Acre locals join opera pros in ‘The Magic Flute’ production
Residents aged 5 to 75 spent the last six months rehearsing and learning operatic tradition, as part of Israeli Opera community project
By Jessica Steinberg
An Israeli audience at 'Sun&Sea,' the Lithuanian opera that was performed at the Israel Festival for five days in September 2022 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
September 20, 2022, 6:05 pm
Jerusalem Theater gets its own beach for Israel Festival opera
Jerusalemites flock to Lithuanian beachside libretto ‘Sun & Sea’ about holidaymakers’ concerns both mundane and deep, as well as the overarching threat of climate change
By Jessica Steinberg
'Sun & Sea,' the beachside opera that spotlights climate change, winner of the 2019 Venice Biennale Golden Lion, will be performed at the 60th Israel Festival, September 15-19, 2022 (Courtesy The Artists)
August 14, 2022, 9:37 am
Upcoming Israel Festival offers sandy opera, Dayan’s missing eye and VHS memories
60th year of annual Jerusalem event aims to break down walls between performers and audiences
By Jessica Steinberg
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