The Israeli Opera

After October 7, Purcell’s 'Dido and Aeneas' rings truer than ever

The decision to open the 40th opera season on Tuesday with Dido and Aeneas is a lovely nod to the past while ensuring the opera in Israel has a future.

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN
A SCENE from ‘Dido and Aeneas’
RICHARD STRAUSS’S ‘Salome,’ directed by Itay Tiran.

A season of reflection: The Israeli Opera at 40

The opera's new season, opening in November, brings together seven productions.

|ByNERIA BARR
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, Eifman Ballet.

A dance of redemption at Tel Aviv ballet

St. Petersburg's Eifman Ballet returns to Israel for a production of ‘Crime and Punishment’ in Tel Aviv.

|ByNERIA BARR
The Company perform onstage during a production of Tosca by Giacmo Puccini at London Coliseum on September 28, 2022; illustrative.

UK's Royal Opera cancels planned run of Tosca in Israel after internal pressure

The Israeli Opera website has dropped reference to the Royal Opera House.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

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.

DECEMBER 11, 2022ByHAGAY HACOHEN
‘MADAME BUTTERFLY’

Trelinski’s Madam Butterfly returns to Israel

When Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai presented Madame Butterfly to the public gathered at Hayarkon Park two years ago, he pointed to the painful historic roots from which the opera blossoms.

NOVEMBER 28, 2022ByHAGAY HACOHEN
‘MADAME BUTTERFLY’ under the direction of Mariusz Trelinski.

Israeli Opera to put on 'Carmen in the Park' in free show at Yehoshua Gardens

The performance will take place at Yehoshua Gardens on August 18 at 8:30 p.m. This year’s show continues a tradition of outdoor operas in Tel Aviv dating back over 20 years.

JULY 29, 2022ByALDEN TABAC
A dress rehearsal for the performance of Nabucco, an opera by Giuseppe Verdi, at the Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv, on August 8, 2018.

Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv showed Verdi's La Traviata - review

Review on Verdi's La Traviata was shown at the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv on Sunday.

JULY 27, 2022ByHAGAY HACOHEN
LA TRAVIATA - Alfredo (Oreste Cosimo) next to female living statue.

Israeli Opera produces a baroque masterpiece in Alcina production - review

During the performance I attended, there was no doubt the audience was completely smitten with this charming and bold version of Morgana.

MAY 22, 2022ByHAGAY HACOHEN
ANAT CZARNY as Bradamante and Hila Fahima as Morgana in Alcina.

The Israeli Opera announces its new season rollout

The Israeli Opera's new opera season begins in November, and its dance season begins in September.

MAY 21, 2022ByBARRY DAVIS
DANISH STAGE DIRECTOR Kasper Holten’s award-winning production of Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni.’

Israeli Opera gets ready to present Handel’s 1735 epic ‘Alcina’

Alcina is a sorceress seeking love, when Ruggiero arrives on her magic island she charms him into adoring her without measure

MAY 16, 2022ByHAGAY HACOHEN
YAEL LEVITA in the role of Alcina with Yi Vince as Ruggiero.

Dimitris Papaioannou brings ‘Transverse Orientation’ to Tel Aviv

Papaioannou uses intricate lighting to dream-up magical scenes.

MARCH 27, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
TRANSVERSE ORIENTATION – Dimitris Papaioannou’s work blurs the lines between theater, dance and visual art.

Send in the Clowns: Pagliacci returns to Israel

Under director Inbal Pinto, the Israeli Opera brings the classic production back to life.

FEBRUARY 14, 2022ByHAGAY HACOHEN
A SCENE from 'Pagliacci'.

Yevgeny Onegin brings down the house - review

Time stars in the Israeli Opera’s recent production of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Yevgeny Onegin.

JANUARY 11, 2022ByHAGAY HACOHEN
IRA BERTMAN, Andrei Bondarenko and Vladimir Braun in Yevgeny Onegin.