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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
A past performance of The New Israeli Opera at Tel Aviv's Ganei Yehoshua; this year's free production will be 'Carmen' on August 18, 2022 (Courtesy Yossi Zveker)
July 28, 2022, 10:27 pm
Israeli Opera brings ‘Carmen’ back to Tel Aviv park
Bizet’s opera offers comedy, drama and romance in equal parts in free performance at Ganei Yehoshua
By Jessica Steinberg
The Corps des ballet Dortmund Ballet brings its version of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" to the Israeli Opera stage in the 2022/2023 season (Courtesy Leszek Januszew)
May 12, 2022, 2:02 pm
Ode to Theodor Herzl to premiere at Israeli Opera
Original work is one of eight productions being staged at the Tel Aviv opera house in 2022/2023
By Jessica Steinberg
From rehearsals for 'Kundry,' an original opera created for the Regarding Goddesses arts festival launching in Tel Aviv on October 21, 2021 (Courtesy Alexey Kudrik)
October 18, 2021, 7:50 pm
Opera ‘Goddesses’ come to Tel Aviv, bringing art form to ‘unordinary places’
‘Regarding Goddesses’ event on stage and street tells two tales, of wild woman and earth mother, led by a recent immigrant to Israel from Moscow
By Jessica Steinberg
The operatic cast of a new opera based on Hanoch Levin's work, set for the Israeli Opera in July-August 2022 (Courtesy New Israeli Opera)
July 20, 2021, 10:14 am
Israeli Opera announces its 2021-2022 season
Series of 8 operas kicks off in November with a combined live-animated production of ‘The Magic Flute’
By Jessica Steinberg
The opera singers in 'Mothers,' a new opera by conductor David Sebba being performed for the first time at the Israeli Opera in June 2021 (Courtesy New Israeli Opera)
May 24, 2021, 5:16 am
After COVID, New Israeli Opera returns with biblical moms, seances
Tel Aviv-based company welcomes audiences back with 2 decidedly different operas, ‘The Medium’ and David Sebba’s ‘Mothers,’ both of which give a voice to the unheard
By Jessica Steinberg
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