Rigoletto Yael Shuv 08/07/2024I have a special place in my heart for Rigoletto. This is due to a personal memory. When I was...
Reviewer's Rating Dialogues des Carmélites Yael Shuv 30/05/2024Francis Poulenc’s 1957 “Dialogues des Carmélites” is one of the few operas written in the second half of the 20th...
Reviewer's rating Orfeo ed Euridice Yael Shuv 09/04/2024The ancient myth of Orpheus and his tragic love for Eurydice has sprung numerous adaptations in film, literature and music....
Reviewer's rating Lucia di Lammermoor Yael Shuv 17/01/2024Over the years Hollywood has accustomed us to movies that speak English, no matter where the story takes place –...
Reviewer's rating Il Trovatore Yael Shuv 19/06/2023“Revenge is a dish best served cold”. This much quotes phrase first appeared in the mid 18 century, a few...
Reviewer's rating Theodor תיאודור Yael Shuv 13/05/2023Every now and then the Israeli Opera presents a whole new and truly original Israeli opera sung in Hebrew. On...
Reviewer's rating Ariodante אריודנטה Yael Shuv 20/02/2023Lurcanio is in love with Dalinda, but she is in love with Polinesso, Duke of Albany, who is in love...
Reviewer's rating Aleko & Cavalleria Rusticana אלקו | קוולריה רוסטיקנה Yael Shuv 18/01/2023Pietro Mascagni’s short opera Cavalleria Rusticana is often paired with the similar length Pagliacci. As Ruggero Leoncavallo’s opera was staged...
Reviewer's rating Les Contes d’Hoffmann Yael Shuv 10/11/2022Jacques Offenbach’s beloved opera, inspired by the works of E. T. A. Hoffmann, is a challenging piece of theatre to...
Reviewer's rating Michael – A Temporary Name מיכאל שם זמני Yael Shuv 10/09/2022Not an opera. Not a play. Not a concert. These declarations are highlighted on Michael Temporary Name’s website. So what...