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.
Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra performs ‘Aida’ opera - review
Sydney Opera House lit with menorah after deadly antisemitic attack
Jerusalem highlights: December 5-11
Yesterday's pop hits get an operatic makeover in Kfar Blum
The three-day event (April 27-29) goes by the name of Just Before the Eurovision, which references the advent of the long-running international song contest.
Jerusalem highlights March 31-April 6
What's new to do in Israel's capital?
Mozart’s 'Don Giovanni' illuminated at Israeli Opera - review
Danish director Kasper Holten has perfected a multi-layered production where the sum is much greater than its parts.
German opera house fires director who smeared dog poo in critic's face
Marco Goecke confronted Wirbke Huester, a dance critic, in the theater's crowded foyer before wiping the contents of a bag of feces in her face.
‘With jewels and adornments’, Handel’s ‘Ariodante’ returns to Israeli Opera
When the role of Ariodante was first performed, it was done by a castrato named Giovanni Carestini.
Jerusalem Highlights February 3-9
What's new to do in Israel's capital?
Die Fledermaus - the bat is landing in Israel
Thrills, spills and fun galore as a popular Strauss operetta rolls into town.
In praise of men who kill: Back-to-back Russian/Italian operas in Israel
The Verismo style, embraced by Rachmaninoff and Mascagni at the beginning of their respective careers, is a true-crime story set at the opera and a change from the older Bel Canto style.
A story of a forbidden romance - Hanover State Opera Ballet comes to Israel
The ballet, choreographed by Marco Goecke, tells the story of a forbidden romance between a 15-year-old girl and an older, wealthy Chinese-Vietnamese man.
Madame Butterfly’s America of the imagination at the Israeli Opera - review
Polish director Mariusz Trelinski seems to have included sharper pins than usual in the opera, which makes the link between collecting butterflies, and how men and women can cause one another pain.
