Opera

Israeli Opera returns to Ofakim with community Hebrew production of The Magic Flute

According to the opera company, the performance marked its first return to Ofakim in more than a decade and formed part of its 40th anniversary season.

The Israeli Opera returned to Ofakim on Monday evening with a community production of The Magic Flute. February 3.
SHIR, the Australian Jewish Music Festival, outside the Sydney Opera House.

Jewish musical group performs song in Hebrew in historic Australia Day concert in Sydney

JOHNNY BOMBINO as Emperor Überall.

Viktor Ullmann’s 'Der Kaiser von Atlantis' as a manifesto against tyranny - review

ISRAELI CONDUCTOR Lahav Shani and members of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra receive applause from the audience following their performance as guests at the Konzerthaus Berlin, as part of the ongoing Musikfest Berlin, following their disinvitation from the Flanders Festival Ghent, in Berlin, Germa

Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra performs ‘Aida’ opera - review


'Armida e Rinaldo': A rarely performed opera arrives in Jerusalem - review

This piece had only been performed a single time since its debut, over two centuries ago, and it has a connection with Jerusalem

Armida’s coterie

Great minds against themselves: Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas' returns to the stage

Originally performed in an all-girls school in London, the opera could be seen as an educational one, with warnings that young women should not trust men and their promises.

 Uri Elkayam.

Gil Shaham to perform Dvorák with Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra

Shaham and the IPO will also be performing Bedrich Smetana Vlatava (Moldau), Dvorák’s Slavonic dances, and Richard Strauss’s Four Symphonic Interludes from his 1924 comic Opera Intermezzo.

 Gil Shaham

Israeli Opera unveils ambitious program for 2025 season

The program includes a diverse selection of almost-certain hits, such as Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love), which will premier later this year.

 A SCENE from ‘La Boheme.’

The Encore Theatre Company takes a stab at celebrity culture

The Encore Theatre Company in Jerusalem will perform the opera Patience by Gilbert & Sullivan.

 Starring in the new Encore production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘Patience’: (L-R) Sarah King, Michael Sacofsky, Aviella Trapido, and Hanan Leberman.

‘Dialogues des Carmélites’ ascends at Israeli Opera - review

The final scene of Salve Regina (Hail to the Queen,) during which the nuns embrace their fate and soar into  the inky heavens to shine like stars – was a marvel to experience.

 YAEL LEVITA and Shira Patchornik in ‘Dialogues Des Carmelites.’

Veteran percussion outfit Tremolo to appear at Opera House in Tel Aviv

“This whole show is, basically, storytelling. It is a story told through a story. But people come to see the music, not just to hear it."

 TOMER YARIV (center) and the Tremolo ensemble.

The price of a homeland: ‘Aida’ hits the Silver Screen during wartime

There are Hebrew and English subtitles, the sound quality is better, and the Silver Screen offers a rich visual experience on an unparalleled scale.

 AIDA OKSANA VOLKOVA as Amneris in ‘Aida.’

French opera ‘Dialogues des Carmélites’ comes to Israel

The opera features an almost entirely female cast and offers a profound exploration of Catholic culture.

 CONDUCTOR ASHER FISH: ‘It is a spoken opera with an unusual wealth of musical colors.’

'Theodor,' the Hebrew opera about Herzl, to hit cinemas on Israel Independence Day

The filmed adaptation of Theodor offers wonderful insights that might have been missed even by those who attended the live performance.

 A SCENE from ‘Theodor.’