Opera

To play or not to play: A Swiss theater director comes to Israel to test the murky Wagnerian waters

Milo Rau is clearly determined to dive into the multi-layered, dense underbelly of various situations to divine the whys and wherefores and, hopefully, uncover the real state of play. 

BAYREUTH FESTIVAL HALL in Germany, built specifically for the performance of Wagner’s stage works.
JOHN MALKOVICH.

John Malkovich to return to Israel with satirical theatrical-musical show

Cinderella meets the prince – rehearsal of the Jerusalem premiere of ‘Cinderella,’ opera by Massenet.

Jerusalem Theatre hosts Massenet’s Cinderella in a one-time opera event

A BOUTIQUE ROOM at the Pastoral Hotel in Kfar Blum.

Pastoral Hotel: A symphony of culture, comfort - review


‘Monty Python’s Passion’ to play at the Israeli Opera

Few evenings at the opera start with the orchestra tuning its instruments to the sound of a goose being strangled. 'Monty Python’s Passion' is playing in April.

 ACTOR BEN PERRY (left) and conductor Roee Oppenheim in Monty Python’s ‘Passion.’

Jerusalem highlights February 16-22

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

 MATTHIAS MAUTE

Hanoch Levin’s laughing mammoth - opera review

In Levin’s dark comedy, there is something in the nature of living itself that oppresses us. London might have mammoths, good television, and pianos – but all are outside our reach.

 A SCENE from ‘Hanoch Levin – The Opera.’

Northern sounds: Yoel Levi leads Haifa Symphony Orchestra to triumph

“Despite these difficult times,” Levi said, “we brought the public a light, comical opera sure to make people smile and do a body good during troubled days.”

 YOEL LEVI at the helm of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra

Israeli Opera's ‘Lucia’ is painfully reminiscent of Oct. 7

Donizetti’s ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ opens The Israeli Opera’s new season to a cheering audience.

 HILA FAHIMA in The Israeli Opera’s production of Donizetti’s ‘Lucia di Lammermoor.’

Opera about Theodor Herzl filmed over weekend

The opera, which centers on two periods in the life of the founder of modern Israel, premiered last May to great acclaim.

 A SCENE from the Israeli Opera’s ‘Theodore.’

Bold opera gives voice to love and Alzheimer’s disease

‘Groundwater’ Habayit Theater, Jaffa September 21

 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.

 ‘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

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.

 MADAM BUTTERFLY at HaYarkon Park.