Opera
Jerusalem Theatre hosts Massenet’s Cinderella in a one-time opera event
A modern, adult take on ‘Cinderella’ as composed by Jules Massenet – a joint production of The Jerusalem Opera and The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra.
Pastoral Hotel: A symphony of culture, comfort - review
Israeli Opera returns to Ofakim with community Hebrew production of The Magic Flute
Jewish musical group performs song in Hebrew in historic Australia Day concert in Sydney
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.
Climate protesters hurl paint at Milan's La Scala opera house
Activists have staged high-profile protests across Europe in recent months, sometimes targeting museums and famous art.
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.
Jerusalem Highlights November 25-December 1
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Hoffman examined: A retelling of the Offenbach masterpiece - review
Set to music by Jacques Offenbach, the opera is loosely based on stories penned by E.T.A Hoffman with one major difference: Offenbach placed Hoffman as the protagonist.
Tel Aviv showed a free performance of Bizet's iconic opera "Carmen"
Tel Aviv's Park Hayarkon showed a free performance of Bizet's iconic opera "Carmen".
Holocaust resistance fighter and writer Zofia Posmysz dies at 98
Posmysz, who was born to a Roman Catholic family in Poland, was imprisoned in concentration camps in 1942 for passing out anti-Nazi leaflets.
