Opera

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

Ullmann completed this significantly historical work in Ghetto Theresienstadt just before he was sent to his death in Auschwitz-Birkenau.

|ByLIRAN GURKIEWICZ
JOHNNY BOMBINO as Emperor Überall.
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

Youthful, graceful, and very competent, with a cast of top singers, Maestro Vincenzo Milletari took the audience to ancient Egypt and its unique rituals and customs.

|BySARAH HERSHENSON
The Hanukkah menorah is projected onto the sails of the Sydney Opera House on December 15, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Sydney Opera House lit with menorah after deadly antisemitic attack

“Lighting the Opera House is a simple but powerful gesture: a message to the world that we cherish our Jewish community, that we honour their courage, and that we stand with them in solidarity."

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
YMCA Christmas Fair

Jerusalem highlights: December 5-11

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Bold opera gives voice to love and Alzheimer’s disease

‘Groundwater’ Habayit Theater, Jaffa September 21

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
YURI KISSIN as Rafael and Adi Ezra as David in ‘Groundwater.’

Israeli Opera to stage tribute to Hanoch Levin

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.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
‘HANOCH LEVIN – The Opera.’

A Night at the Opera (House): ‘We Will Rock You’ rocks Tel Aviv

We Will Rock You • The Opera House, Tel Aviv • August 31

AUGUST 31, 2023BySTEVE LINDE
The performance of "We Will Rock You" at Tel Aviv's Opera House.

Puccini’s Madama Butterfly soars at HaYarkon Park

A 20-year annual tradition of Opera in the Park reached a high point, with this year’s deeply performance of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.

AUGUST 7, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
MADAM BUTTERFLY at HaYarkon Park.

Opera in the Park puts on a performance of Madama Butterfly

The Israeli opera steps out for its annual al fresco airing in Tel Aviv.

JULY 26, 2023ByBARRY DAVIS
Opera In the Park has become a Tel Aviv tradition.

'Kaleidoscope of colorful butterflies': The Revolution Orchestra encounters Gershwin

All the musical talents returned onstage for a final encore of “Summertime” and the audience, grateful and appreciative, stood up and honored them with thunderous applause. 

JULY 24, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
GUY MINTUS performs at the tribute concert to Gershwin

Visually stunning 'Mozart’s Requiem' takes to the stage in Tel Aviv

The performance is a visually stunning creative tour de force. One hopes that the exciting visual dimension – rare for Requiem – appeals to a younger generation of curious music lovers.

JULY 23, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
MOZART’S ‘REQUIEM.’

‘Madame Butterfly’ to grace Tel Aviv in free performance

The cast includes notable performers from the Israeli Opera and will feature a captivating ensemble of dancers, with the Israeli Opera Choir accompanied by the Rishon Lezion Symphony Orchestra.

JULY 17, 2023ByNOA ABLIN
TEL AVIV’S annual Opera in the Park.

The story of 'The City': Israel's neo-noir rap opera movie

As the viewers repeated key lines and laughed when certain characters appeared, the vibe was reminiscent of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

JULY 12, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
AMIT ULMAN at the premiere of his film ‘The City.’

Israeli Opera ends season with ‘blazing’ production of Mozart’s ‘Requiem’

Weiss and Barnea are eager to represent this rich, highly Catholic, Latin text in a blazing new manner.

JULY 10, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
THE ISRAELI OPERA presents Mozart’s ‘Requiem.’