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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 643

The New Israeli Opera

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
Baritone Ionut Pasco performing 'Otello' at The Israeli Opera, through February 13, 2025 (Credit Yossi Zwecker)
February 10, 2025, 9:31 am
This Romanian baritone sings arias in Israel, even after Oct. 7
Ionut Pascu, currently playing Iago in ‘Otello,’ brings his audiences into an opera ‘bubble,’ while not ignoring the reality of living in a post-October 7 world
By Jessica Steinberg
Three Israeli Opera soloists and one cellist perform Meir Banai's 'Gate of Mercy' to mark the one-year anniversary of October 7 (Courtesy)
October 7, 2024, 3:50 pm
Israeli Opera marks Oct. 7 anniversary with ‘Gate of Mercy’ arrangement
Soloists and cellist perform haunting version of singer-songwriter Meir Banai’s 1992 classic
By Jessica Steinberg
From 'Theodor,' Israeli opera production about founder of modern Zionism (Courtesy)
September 23, 2024, 10:04 am
Israeli Herzl opera ‘Theodor’ to premiere filmed version in NY
Story of founder of modern Zionism chosen as among best operas of 2023
By Jessica Steinberg
From the Israeli Opera production of 'Rusalka' that opened March 4, 2024 (Courtesy Yosi Zveker)
March 11, 2024, 2:09 pm
Show goes on at Israeli Opera with stage transformed into magical lake for ‘Rusalka’
Being ‘sucked into a fairy tale’ is a good thing in wartime, says conductor Dan Ettinger as he discusses how he moved forward with post-October 7 performances
By Jessica Steinberg
Actor Ben Perry (left) and Roi Oppenheim of The Revolution Orchestra, in a new Monty Python show that opened February 11, 2024 (Courtesy Moshe Chitayat)
February 13, 2024, 11:52 am
Resilience via absurdity: Israeli orchestra launches Monty Python show
Revolution Orchestra’s 90-minute ‘The Passion of Monty Python’ is ode to the 70s-era British comedy troupe
By Jessica Steinberg
From 'Theodor,' the new original Hebrew opera about Theodor Herzl, premiering May 10, 2023 at The Israeli Opera. (Courtesy: Israeli Opera)
February 6, 2024, 9:05 pm
Israeli Opera original ‘Theodor’ named one of world’s best for 2023
Composition about two periods in life of Zionism founder Herzl wins accolades
By Jessica Steinberg
Arabic and Hebrew-speaking singers from Israeli Opera and local music academies record 'Somewhere' from 'West Side Story' in December 2023. (Screenshot)
December 31, 2023, 8:21 pm
Arab and Jewish singers record ‘West Side Story’ message of hope
Performers come together on Israeli Opera stage, singing in Arabic, Hebrew and English
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
Nicolette Luisa and Stuart Brown as Scarabouche and Galileo in 'We Will Rock You," the Queen musical onstage at Tel Aviv's Opera House through September 14, 2023 (Courtesy Alon Levin)
August 31, 2023, 8:10 pm
Queen-inspired ‘We Will Rock You’ musical rhapsodizes Tel Aviv
Critically panned but loved by fans worldwide, the show written by Ben Elton with band’s tunes tells dystopian tale
By Jessica Steinberg
Gili Yalo (left) and Ester Rada (right) perform in 'Tazeta,' ('Nostalgia' in Amharic), a concert melding the sounds of jazz and pop from Ethiopian music, with conductor Tom Cohen and his East-West Orchestra on July 10, 2023 (Courtesy Israeli Opera)
July 11, 2023, 3:53 pm
Ester Rada, Gili Yalo and Tom Cohen offer soulful sound of Ethiopian jazz and pop
Cohen’s Jerusalem Orchestra East West add strings, drums and keyboard to performers singing Amharic and English
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
From Germany's Hanover Ballet's performance of 'The Lover,' coming to The Israeli Opera on March 2-4, 2023. (Courtesy Ralf Mohr)
February 21, 2023, 8:28 pm
Ballet whose director threw dog poo at critic to perform in Israel
Hanover Ballet will perform Marco Goecke’s ‘The Lover’ at opera house in Tel Aviv, although choreographer himself has been fired following incident
By Jessica Steinberg
From 'We Will Rock You,' the West End musical based on the music of Queen, coming to Israel in August 2023 (Courtesy Stuart Glover)
January 19, 2023, 11:37 am
Music of Queen comes to Israel with ‘We Will Rock You’ musical
While often panned by critics, play is audience favorite that ran for 10 years on London’s West End
By Jessica Steinberg
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