The Israeli Opera

Independence is a dance between freedom and responsibility, Renana Raz tells 'Post'

Raz, one of Israel’s most prominent multidisciplinary artists, says independence offers freedom, but it also demands that the artist carry the full weight of what unfolds.

RENANA RAZ defines her independent status through a constant tension between freedom and responsibility
The Israeli Opera returned to Ofakim on Monday evening with a community production of The Magic Flute. February 3.

Israeli Opera returns to Ofakim with community Hebrew production of The Magic Flute

A SCENE from ‘Dido and Aeneas’

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

RICHARD STRAUSS’S ‘Salome,’ directed by Itay Tiran.

A season of reflection: The Israeli Opera at 40


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.

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, Eifman Ballet.

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.

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

'Turandot' returns to Israel's Opera after Operation Rising Lion

The opera was deep in rehearsals when the Israel-Iran war broke out.

 THE ISRAELI OPERA’S production of Puccini’s ‘Turandot’ has it all.

Jerusalem highlights: June 27-July 3

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

 ‘A Sick Day for Amos McGee.’

A symphony of solidarity: The Israeli Opera to host moving benefit for October 7 orphans

The concert program features selections that speak to the human spirit’s endurance.

 Peter Wedd

The Israeli Opera unveils Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos

“This is an opera about everything,” director Ido Ricklin says. "“It’s about love and loneliness, idealism and self-interest – and it’s at the same time about art and life itself."

The Israeli Operage stages ‘Ariadne auf Naxos.’

Puccini’s ‘La Bohème beckons audiences to the Israeli Opera

Adapted from the 1851 novel Scenes of Bohemian Life by Henri Murger, Puccini’s version soared to hold a unique place in the hearts of audiences ever since it was first performed in 1896.

‘LA BOHÈME’ brings Paris to life.

Opera to show screenings on Valentine’s Day across Israel

The opera was recently performed at the Israeli Opera in a vivid homage to the late director Omri Nitzan under revival director Shirit Lee Weiss. 

 MARIA NAZAROVA and Bogdan Volkov in ‘The Love Elixir.’

Top 10 reasons to leave the house: January 31 - February 11

These are the top 10 reasons to leave the house this week.

 THE ISRAEL Opera’s version of Humperdinck’s ‘Hansel and Gretel

Top 10 reasons to leave the house: January 24-31

Fun events to take part in throughout Israel in the coming week.

YUVAL LIEBLICH plays Zeppelin.