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The ‘Romanian Evening’ at the New Israeli Opera (‘Un ballo in maschera’ at the NIO)

Un ballo in Maschera has a very convoluted history. Created in the years that preceded the unification and independence of Italy, the opera was originally written as a regicide plot based on the historical facts of the assassination of king Gustav … Continue reading

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Danger: Mediocrity!

This posting comes instead of two reviews I would usually write about two performances I saw a week one from the other in Tel Aviv. One is a theater play ‘Az BePrag’ (‘Then in Prague’) by Hilel Mitelpunkt at the … Continue reading

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‘Luisa Miller’ at the New Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv

2013 marks two centuries since the birth of Giuseppe Verdi and the opera lovers all over the world will see a lot of staging of his operas in the current season. The New Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv is no … Continue reading

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Alban Berg’s ‘Wozzeck’ at the New Israeli Opera

The new season at the Israeli opera started with tremors before the first aria was sung. Financial pressures led to last minute changes in the program of the season, including the cancelling of the traditional end-of-season grand finale at Masada, … Continue reading

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Lucia di Lammermmoor at the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv

The Israeli Opera production of Lucia di Lammermoor was for me a wonderful opportunity to meet again not only with one of my preferred scores in the opera repertory but with the very first opera I have seen on stage.This … Continue reading

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The Rise and the Fall of the City of Mahagonny at the New Israeli Opera

I know that the program of the opera season must be established years in advance, so it must be a happy coincidence to see ‘The Rise and the Fall of the City of Mahagonny’ set in Tel Aviv at the … Continue reading

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Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci Open the Season at the New Israeli Opera

The last few decades of the 19th century in Italy must the time and the place for the fans of opera. Verdi was the national hero and his opera greater than life were making an international career after having brought … Continue reading

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‘Norma’ at the New Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv

In one of the best seasons of the New Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv that I can remember we watched on Saturday night the last performance of Bellini’s ‘Norma’. It also was probably the best music we got this season, … Continue reading

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‘Ernani’ at the Opera in Tel Aviv

‘Ernani’ is not one of the most popular operas of Verdi. Actually it us staged for the first time in Israel. Despite lacking any of the spectacular hit areas that made ‘Aida’ or’ ‘Rigoletto’ famous, it is a solid and … Continue reading

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‘Bluebeard’s Castle’ at the New Israeli Opera

It seldom happens that people go to an opera performance mainly for the stage sets. Here is one of these rare instances, as the sets of the New Israeli Opera staging of Bela Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle are designed by no … Continue reading

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