Masada - Dead Sea and Jerusalem Opera Festival

Aida At MasadaGiuseppe VerdiNew Production

Libretto: Antonio GhislanzoniFirst Performance: The Cairo Opera House, December 24, 1871 First Performance at the Israeli Opera: The Roman Theater in Caesarea, June 20, 1993First Performance of this production at the Israeli Opera: June 2, 2010

 

Verdi's grandest opera performed at the footsteps of Mt. Masada with a triumphal march that has never been so impressive. The improbable love story of the Ethiopian princess and the Egyptian army officer will be presented with the majestic mountain as a backdrop. 

SynopsisDates

Wed 1.6.11 (21:30), Sat 4.6.11 (22:00), Sun 5.6.11 (22:00), Thu 9.6.11 (22:00), Sun 11.6.11 (22:00)

A co production with Les Choragies d'Orange (France) 

Opera tickets and packages for Israeli Residents : Bimot 1-599-501-692 or *6226 or at Bimot websiteOpera tickets and packages for tourists: Aida at Masada website

For Further Details:  Masada - Dead Sea and Jerusalem Opera Festival site

Verdi - Messa da RequiemThe Arena di Verona in MasadaGiuliano Carella, conductor

‏The Arena di Verona Orchestra

Fri 3.6.11 (22:00)The Arena di Verona - official siteOpera tickets and packages for Israeli Residents : Bimot 1-599-501-692 or *6226 or at Bimot websiteOpera tickets and packages for tourists: Aida at Masada website

For Further Details:  Masada - Dead Sea and Jerusalem Opera Festival site

Andrea Bocelli at MasadaA Gala concert with the renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, performing operatic arias, Italian songs and popular songs.Marcello Rota, conductor The Israeli Opera ChorusThe Opera Orchestra, the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZionSun 12.6.11 (22:00)Opera tickets and packages for Israeli Residents : Bimot 1-599-501-692 or *6226 or at Bimot websiteOpera tickets and packages for tourists: Aida at Masada website

For Further Details:  Masada - Dead Sea and Jerusalem Opera Festival site

The Arena di Verona in JeursalemOpera GalaJerusalem – Sultan’s PoolGiuliano Carella, conductor

The Arena di Verona OrchestraArias and duets from: Il trovatore, La traviata, Rigoletto, Falstaff (Verdi)La boheme, Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Turandot (Puccini)Il barbiere di Sivigllia (Rossini)and more... Thur 2.6.11 (20:30)The Arena di Verona - official siteOpera tickets and packages for Israeli Residents : Bimot 1-599-501-692 or *6226 or at Bimot websiteOpera tickets and packages for tourists: Aida at Masada website

For Further Details:  Masada - Dead Sea and Jerusalem Opera Festival site

The Opera Jerusalemby Verdi in JerusalemIsraeli premièreJerusalem – Sultan’s PoolOpera in four actsLibretto: Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaez after the opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata by Verdi and Temistocle Solera.Premiere: Paris, Opera, November 26, 1847

Concert performance with colorful costumes and spectacular lightingJerusalem, opera by VerdiOriginal version performed in FrenchInternational Opera SoloistsChoir of the Transilvania Philharmonic, ClujChoir conductor: Cornel GrozaThe Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, IBAWith surtitles in Hebrew and EnglishMon 6.6.11 (20:30)Synopsis

Opera tickets and packages for Israeli Residents : Bimot 1-599-501-692 or *6226 or at Bimot websiteOpera tickets and packages for tourists: Aida at Masada website

For Further Details:  Masada - Dead Sea and Jerusalem Opera Festival site

Jerusalem Churches Church Concerts in JerusalemFri 3.6.11

10 different programs (each program to be performed 3 times)The Art of the ConcertoConcerti by Handel, Bach, Vivaldi and CorelliThe Israel Camerata JerusalemAvner Biron, conductorMuki Zohar, oboeSt. Andrew's Church 11:00, 13:00 Misa Criolla and other Latin American Liturgical WorksYotam Cohen, tenorThe kibbutz Artzi ChoirSouth American EnsembleYuval Ben Ozer, conductorThe Lutheran (Redeemer) Church13:00, 16:00 Hear My PrayerChoral works by Raminsh, Poulsen, Carter, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Busto The Ankor Choir (Dafna Ben Yohanan, conductor)Augusta Victoria Chruch, Mt. Of Olives11:00 Ave Maria – Choral Works for Girls ChoirBat Kol ChoirAnat Morag, conductorDavid Feldman, counter tenorDormition Abbey16:00 Opera SanctaSacred songs by 19th century Italian opera composers (Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini)Mima Milo, sopranoAla Vasilevitsky, sopranoYifat Weisskopf, mezzo sopranoYulia Rovinski, harpTower of David Museum13:00, 16:00 Meeting Cleopatra – Arias by Handel, Mattheson and HasseHila Baggio, sopranoShira Raz, mezzo sopranoBaroque Trio directed by Eithan SchmeisserThe Austrian Hospice – The Chapel 16:00 English Baroque – works by Dowland, Purcell and HandelYael Levita, sopranoNa'ama Goldman, mezzo sopranoBaroque ensemble directed by Eithan SchmeisserThe Austrian Hospice - Auditorium11:30, 14:00 From Monteverdi to BachThe New Israeli Vocal EnsembleThe Sisters of Zion Church, Ein Kerem13:00Bach Barndenburg Concerti – No. 3, 4, 5, 6The Jerusalem Baroque OrchestraDavid Shemer, conductorVincent de Paul Church11:30 Mahler - Das Lied von Der Erde (chamber version)Gil Shohat, conductorElysium EnsembleAyala Zimbler, mezzo sopranoGabriel Sadeh, tenorHenry Crown Symphony Hall One performance only at 13:30

Opera tickets and packages for Israeli Residents : Bimot 1-599-501-692 or *6226 or at Bimot websiteOpera tickets and packages for tourists: Aida at Masada website

For Further Details:  Masada - Dead Sea and Jerusalem Opera Festival site