Teibele and Her Demon first appeared in 1963 in the form of a short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer. It tells of a 33-year-old Jewish woman whose husba...
When I first spotted "Il Barbiere Di Saviglia" on the yearly programme of the Israeli Opera, my immediate reaction was: what a challenge it is for a d...
Frank Wedekind's bitter play about the sexual awakening of 14 years old kids in puritanical Germany was written in 1891 and left an indelible mark on ...
Hanoch Levin, Israel's most revered playwright, died 20 years ago. His demise did not affect his popularity and his plays are constantly performed. Hu...
Dead Man Walking is arguably the most performed contemporary American opera in the repertoire. This excellent production by the Israeli Opera provides...
As surprising as it may be, this is the first production of Jules Massenet’s Manon for the Israeli Opera. There were many bright spots in this product...
Five years ago, Talya Lavie's biting comedy about a unit of bored female soldiers in a remote desert base became a monster hit in Israel. Watching the...
Third time's a charm. The third production of the Tel Aviv's new musical theatre is, well, charming. Andrew Lloyd Webber's lively musical version of R...
At long last Tel Aviv has a new theatre, solely dedicated to musicals. While the idea is tantalizing, the execution is still far from satisfactory. Ch...
My next observation is nothing more than my opinion, on the one hand, although backed up by deep observation on the other. As a millennial myself, I w...
