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Polishook Yair, baritone
Polishook Yair, baritone
Yair Polishook, baritone, was born in Israel. He graduated from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. He performed Fiorello in Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as in the operas The Cheater (Avidom) and The Bald Soprano (Israel Sharon). His liturgical repertoire includes Messiah (Handel), St. Matthew's Passion (Bach), the Faure Requiem, Schonberg's serenade Op. 24 and other works. Beside his singing career he studies conducting with Avner Biron. He received the AICF, Ronen Foundation and Eli Leon scholarships. Yair Polishook was a member of the Israeli Opera's Meitar Opera Studio where his repertoire included Papageno in Die Zauberflote, Leporello in Don Giovanni, Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte (Mozart), Belcore in L'elisir d'amore (Donizetti), Frank in Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss) and other roles.
His roles at the Israeli Opera:
Rigoletto: Conte Ceprano (2024)
Dialogues des Carmélites: Second commissioner (2024)
Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter / the Caterpillar (2018-2024)
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Bartolo (2022-2024) - Hebrew
Hanoch Levin - The Opera (2024) - February
Theodor: Hermann Bahr (2023) December
Madama Butterfly: Bonzo (2023) - Opera in the Park
Theodor: Hermann Bahr (2023) May
Don Giovanni: Masetto (2023)
Madama Butterfly: Bonzo (2022)
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Luther (2022)
Carmen: Morales (2022) - Opera in the Park
La Traviata: Marquis (2022)
Yevgeni Onegin: Captain (2022)
Die Zauberflöte: Second Armed Man (2021)
L'Italiana in Algeri: Mustafa (2021)
Dead Man Walking: A Motor Cop / First Prison Guard (2019)
Manon: Bretigny (2019)
The Passenger: Elder Passenger / Steward (2019)
Tosca: Sciaronne / Guard (2019)
Un Ballo In Maschera: Silvano (2019)
Salome: Fifth Jew (2019)
Carmen: Morales (2018)
Dido and Aeneas: Aeneas (2018)
Don Carlo: Flemish Deputy (2018)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Starveling (2018)
Werther: Johann (2018)
La bohème: Benoit / Alcindoro (2017)
La forza del destino: Doctor (2017)
Giulio Cesare in Egitto: Achille (2017) - Akko
Madama Butterfly: Imperial Commissioner (2017)
Macbeth: Doctor (2016)
Madama Butterfly: Official Registrar (2016) - Opera in the Park
Rigoletto: Ceprano (2016) - Jerusalem
Romeo et Juliette: Paris, Gregorio (2016)
Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter (2011-2015)
Le nozze di Figaro: Figaro (2015) - Akko
La rondine: Périchaud / The Butler (2015)
Il barbiere di Siviglia: The Officer (2014)
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Schlemil / Hermann (2014)
Don Giovanni: Leporello (2014) - Akko
Don Pasquale: The Notary (2014)
Rigoletto: Ceprano (2014)
La traviata: The Marchese (2013)
At the Israeli Opera he conducted:
Die Zauberflöte (2022) - community production