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

Posted on January 19, 2014 by admin

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

Posted on January 6, 2013 by admin

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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Lucia di Lammermmoor at the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv

Posted on March 18, 2012 by admin

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

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin

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

Posted on December 4, 2011 by admin

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

Posted on April 26, 2011 by admin

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

Posted on January 16, 2011 by admin

‘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

Posted on December 19, 2010 by admin

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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The Cape Town Opera with ‘Porgy and Bess’ in Tel Aviv

Posted on November 21, 2010 by admin

Gershwin’s (or The Gershwins’ as the performance program says) Porgy and Bess performances in Israel were not spared of some non-musical controversy, as a few weeks before the show there was big pressure on the Cape Town Opera to cancel … Continue reading →

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Monteverdi’s L’Orpheo at Theatre de la Monnaie

Posted on August 21, 2010 by admin

Monteverdi’s rendition of the story of Orpheus is a milestone in the evolution of opera, one of the first works that definitely crossed the barrier of the oratorio into a fully defined stage representation. It includes remarkable musical moments, arias … Continue reading →

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