The Israeli Opera - Tel Aviv
29 March 2024

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Il Trovatore

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Israeli Opera shows depths of human anguish during wartime
26 Jun 23 / The Jerusalem Post
Don Giovanni

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Danish director Kasper Holten has perfected a multi-layered production where the sum is much greater than its parts
27 Mar 23 / The Jerusalem Post
Madama Butterfly

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Madame Butterfly’s America of the imagination at the Israeli Opera
12 Dec 22 / The Jerusalem Post
Les Contes d'Hoffmann

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

The Israeli Opera launches the 2022-23 season with The Tales of Hoffman
15 Nov 22 / Ynet News
La Traviata

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 2

A flashy, time-warp version of Giuseppe Verdi’s tragic opera
1 Aug 22 / Ynet News
Fashion, style, and glamor shape this production almost as much as Verdi’s music
28 Jul 22 / The Jerusalem Post
Aida

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Jackal headed, blood thirsty priests
30 Jun 22 / The Jerusalem Post
Le nozze di Figaro

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Opera as farce
26 Apr 22 / Ynet News
Eugene Onegin

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

In opera as in life: Good things come to those who wait
3 Jan 22 / Ynet News
Die Zauberflöte

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 2

Disney meets Mozart in Tel Aviv
17 Nov 21 / Ynet News
Israeli Opera's adapts Mozart's The Magic Flute
9 Nov 21 / The Jerusalem Post
I Capuleti e I Montecchi

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

‘Romeo and Juliet’ offers more than LGBT kiss
16 Aug 21 / The Jerusalem Post
Manon

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

A moving Manon
12 Nov 19 / Ynet News
Simon Boccanegra

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 3

A gloomy Simon Boccanegra
16 Jul 19 / Ynet News
Giuliano Carella dirige un émouvant Simon Boccanegra à l'Israeli Opera
15 Jul 19 / Opera Online (French)
Rarely performed opera takes center stage
9 Jul 19 / The Jerusalem Post
Così fan tutte

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

If not taken seriously, it was a mildly amusing performance
6 Jun 19 / The Jerusalem Post
Tosca

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 2

Israeli opera beautifully remakes Tosca
17 Apr 19 / Ynet News
Daniel Oren impressively emphasized the work’s emotional and dramatic passages
3 Apr 19 / The Jerusalem Post
Salome

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 4

A real triumph for the Israel Opera
21 Jan 19 / The Jerusalem Post
Salomé on Tiran’s platter
21 Jan 19 / Culbyt
Eine emotional und optisch überaus beeindruckende Premiere in der Regie des Israeli Itay Tiran
21 Jan 19 / Online Merker
A chilling, mesmerizing Salome
14 Jan 19 / Ynet News
Werther

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 2

Parallel descents into madness
19 Nov 18 / Ynet News
In the title role, Korean tenor Ho-Yoon Chung was an intense, impassioned lover
15 Nov 18 / The Jerusalem Post
Carmen

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

A grand spectacle
20 Jul 18 / The Jerusalem Post
Dido and Aeneas

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Anat Czarny’s warm, soft and expressive mezzo-soprano made an outstanding, moving Dido
10 Jun 18 / The Jerusalem Post
Don Carlo

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

A “larger than life” Don Carlo
20 Mar 18 / Ynet News
A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

A sensuous, whimsical Midsummer Night’s Dream
9 Jan 18 / Ynet News
La bohème

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

In the role of Mimi, the not yet very well known Noa Danon was a pleasant surprise
27 Nov 17 / The Jerusalem Post
Madama Butterfly

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 3

Xiuwei Sun plays Madama Butterfly with charm, durability and graceful humor
23 Jul 17 / Broadway World
A mesmerizing Madama
19 Jul 17 / Ynet News
Ira Bertman’s expressive, pure soprano sounded rather too mature and sharp for an innocent, gentle 15-year-old girl
19 Jul 17 / The Jerusalem Post
La Forza del Destino

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 2

Insomma una festa dell'Italia
22 Jun 17 / Liricamente
Braving the curse
23 May 17 / Ynet News
La gazzetta

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 2

A joyous show to watch
11 Apr 17 / Broadway World
A zany La Gazzetta delights at the Opera House
3 Apr 17 / Ynet News
Faust

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Morbida, luminosa, bella la Marguerite di Aurelia Florian
16 Mar 17 / Liricamente
Lucia di Lammermoor

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Despite the implausible plot it was an excellent performance
22 Jan 17 / The Jerusalem Post
Norma

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 2

In the title role, Hrachuhi Bassenz’ soprano was bright, expressive, forceful yet gentle
11 Dec 16 / The Jerusalem Post
Maria Pia Piscitelli, intense Norma à l'Opéra de Tel Aviv
9 Dec 16 / Opera Online (French)
Die Entführung aus dem Serail

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Erst die Normalität, dann der Friede
9 Aug 16 / Der Tagesspiegel
Rigoletto

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

En garde, courtisans!
1 Jul 16 / Forum Opéra
Macbeth

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Verdi sang et noir
25 May 16 / Forum Opéra
Roméo et Juliette

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Gaston Rivero made one well understand why Juliet fell in love with his radiant tenor
27 Apr 16 / The Jerusalem Post
La Cenerentola

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Outstanding among the singers was Miklos Sebastyen, in the role of Don Magnifico
4 Apr 16 / The Jerusalem Post
Die Fledermaus

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

This production did not realize the work’s potential for a sparkling, witty performance
28 Feb 16 / The Jerusalem Post
Il Trovatore

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

The Israeli Opera Chorus was a major hero of this performance – highly impressive, perfectly synchronized, sonorous and rich in nuances of dynamics
5 Jan 16 / The Jerusalem Post
Le nozze di Figaro

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

On the whole, it was a pedestrian performance
10 Nov 15 / The Jerusalem Post
Le nozze di Figaro

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

In the title role, Yair Polishook emerged as a singer of stature
17 Sep 15 / The Jerusalem Post
Schitz

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Two world premieres by The Israeli Opera
9 Jul 15 / The Jerusalem Post
The Lady and the Peddler

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Two world premieres by The Israeli Opera
9 Jul 15 / The Jerusalem Post
L'elisir d'amore

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

L’Elisir d’Amore performed by the Israeli Opera at Sultan’s Pool in Jerusalem, was, above all, an Event
28 Jun 15 / The Jerusalem Post
Tosca

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 2

Israeli Opera Festival takes the leap with Tosca
26 Jun 15 / Broadway World
Tosca was hardly suitable for the grandiose venue of the Opera Festival at Masada
8 Jun 15 / The Jerusalem Post
Carmina Burana

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

A pretentious Grand Spectacle, complete with pyrotechnics, aquatechnics and a would-be-sophisticated choreography
8 Jun 15 / The Jerusalem Post
The Tsar's Bride

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

There is much to be learned from Yuri Grymov’s direction and Vladimir Maximov’s set
19 May 15 / The Jerusalem Post
L'elisir d'amore

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

The stage direction radiated good humor, original ideas and refined taste
18 Mar 15 / The Jerusalem Post
Die Bajadere

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

The plot is not the most significant element
1 Mar 15 / The Jerusalem Post
La Traviata

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 5

París, Masada
10 Jul 14 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish)
La Traviata at Masada: Paris shall not fall again
18 Jun 14 / Ha'aretz
From Paris, with sand: La Traviata opera rocks desert fortress
18 Jun 14 / Christian Science Monitor
Israel Opera Festival's La Traviata rocks at Masada
17 Jun 14 / Reuters
Masada played its assigned role of silent observer with its historical fortitude and benevolence
17 Jun 14 / The Jerusalem Post
Israeli Opera to bring the grandeur of ‘La Traviata’ to Masada
The 2014 Israel Opera Festival at Masada in June presents Verdi’s La Traviata conducted by Daniel Oren, with Elena Mosuc alternating with Aurelia Florian in the title role.
Rigoletto

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 2

Un Rigoletto sans voix, est-ce possible?
28 May 14 / Forum Opéra
The redeeming feature of this performance was Carlos Almaguer's Rigoletto
26 May 14 / The Jerusalem Post
La bohème

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

David face à un Goliath du répertoire
6 May 14 / Forum Opéra
Les Contes d'Hoffmann

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

There was much to be enjoyed in the performance’s musical elements
26 Mar 14 / The Jerusalem Post
Don Pasquale

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

In the title role, Giorgio Surian was a real comic talent
25 Feb 14 / The Jerusalem Post
Prince Igor

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

A grand spectacle
6 Oct 13 / The Jerusalem Post
Eugene Onegin

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

The Bolshoi Opera Chorus was a major hero of the performance
1 Jul 13 / The Jerusalem Post
La Traviata

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Stereotypical realism in ‘La Traviata’
24 May 13 / The Jerusalem Post
The Turn of the Screw

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

The cast is mostly outstanding, the orchestra creates the mood
18 Feb 13 / The Jerusalem Post
Luisa Miller

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

The performance’s main hero was the Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion, conducted by Daniel Oren
13 Jan 13 / The Jerusalem Post
Wozzeck

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

The singers did full justice to their dramatically and emotionally demanding roles
2 Dec 12 / The Jerusalem Post
Rigoletto

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

The Israeli Opera achieved an effective season’s end with Verdi’s Rigoletto
4 Jul 12 / The Jerusalem Post
Carmen

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Les yeux comblés!
20 Jun 12 / Forum Opéra
Leidenschaftlich und lebensfeindlich
20 Jun 12 / Opernnetz
The Israeli Opera is putting Masada on the international culture map
15 Jun 12 / The Jerusalem Post
Carmen dans le Désert des Martyrs
13 Jun 12 / ConcertoNet (French)
Habanera in der Wüste
Israel will mit Klassik-Festivals und "Carmen" Besucher ins Land locken.
The Israeli Opera brings the grandeur of Carmen to Masada
The majestic performance will be the third major opera staged at the foot of the ancient Israeli plateau.
Masada sandstorm gives Israeli opera star break
‘Carmen’ star replaced by local understudy after desert climate proves too much.
Orfeo ed Euridice

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

An arrogant attempt at improving on Gluck’s masterpiece
16 May 12 / The Jerusalem Post
Madama Butterfly

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 2

A treat for ear and eye
22 Apr 12 / The Jerusalem Post
Madame Butterfly graces the stage of the Israeli Opera
19 Apr 12 / Ha'aretz
Lucia di Lammermoor

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Emilio Sagi’s direction and Enrique Bordolini’s sets are suggestive, inclined toward the minimalist
14 Mar 12 / The Jerusalem Post
Jenufa

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Among the most depressing operas of the repertoire, 'Jenufa' has delightful direction and sets
15 Feb 12 / The Jerusalem Post
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

The Israeli Opera


No. of reviews: 2

Die bedrohte Stadt
15 Feb 12 / Klassik Info
Most of the singers’ enunciation was unintelligible
18 Jan 12 / The Jerusalem Post
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News & Articles

Israeli Opera releases statement regarding performances
The Israeli Opera has released a statement regarding performances following the surprise attack by Hamas and the declaration of war by the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
10 Oct 2023 / OperaWire
Israeli Opera’s 2021-22 season
Leonardo Capalbo, Anush Hovhannisyan and Theo Hoffman lead Israeli Opera’s 2021-22 season featuring eight productions.
3 Aug 2021 / OperaWire
Israeli Opera chorus fights back against proposed layoffs
Members of the chorus make about NIS 50,000-60,000 per year, depending on how much they work, which is on the borderline of the minimum wage.
16 Nov 2020 / The Jerusalem Post
Kicking off the Israel Opera's new season
Romance, treachery and choreography, oh my!
21 Mar 2018 / The Jerusalem Post
Israel Opera finds a new music director
It has been announced in Tel Aviv that Dan Ettinger will replace Daniel Oren in Janury.
17 Aug 2017 / Slipped Disc