A new opera festival will be held in May and June at
the Roman amphitheater in Caesarea. Located on the
coast, near Kibbutz Sdot Yam, halfway between Haifa and
Tel Aviv the amphitheater will provide a very unique
setting for the festival.
Caesarea and its harbor (considered to be the first
modern harbor) were built by Herod the Great. The harbor
was built in 22 BCE.
Planned as an annual event, this first festival will
feature Richard Strauss' Greek tragedy, Elektra, (for
the first time in Israel) and Puccini's Chinese opera
Turnadot. The festival will close with a symphonic
concert with Jessye Norman, featuring music from Verdi
to Duke Ellington. Elektra is directed by Rina
Yerushalmi and designed by David Sharir and Judy Levin.
Turandot is directed and designed by the celebrated
Argentinean director Hugo De Ana. Both productions are
conducted by the New Israeli Opera Music Director Asher
Fisch, and will feature internationally famous opera
singers such as Mary Jane Johnson, Tina Kiberg, Gaby
Sadeh and others.
In addition to the operatic productions there will
also be sunset chamber music concerts in cooperation
with the Jerusalem Music Center Mishkenot
Sha'ananim.
PROGRAM
May 25th - June 21st , 2000 is as
follows:
Thurs. May 25th Puccini: TURANDOT, Première
Sat.
May 27th Puccini: TURANDOT
Sun. May 28th Puccini:
TURANDOT
Tues. May 30th Puccini: TURANDOT
Thurs.
June 1st Puccini: TURANDOT
Sat. June 3rd Puccini:
TURANDOT
Wed. June 14th R. Strauss: ELEKTRA,
Première
Thurs. June 15th R. Strauss: ELEKTRA
Sat.
June 17th R. Strauss: ELEKTRA
Sun. June 18th R.
Strauss: ELEKTRA
Wed. June 21st Concert: JESSYE
NORMAN - From Verdi to Duke Ellington
Curtain time: 8:30 p.m. except Saturdays at 9
p.m.
The sunset chamber music concerts start at 7
p.m.
Ticket prices will range from 149- 325 NIS.
Information for purchasing tickets will be available in
an upcoming issue.
The New Israeli Opera, The Opera House - Tel Aviv
Performing Arts Center,
28 Leonardo da Vinci St., Tel
Aviv 61332
Tel: +972-3-6927863, Fax: 972-3-6954886 or
972-3-6927784
http://www.israel-opera.co.il/caesarea/index.htm
mailto:opera@mail.israel-opera.co.il
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