The conductor for the entire performance and one of the composers in the tribute, Hanoch Levin’s direct and at times vulgar texts were not meant for orchestra musicians.
We Will Rock You • The Opera House, Tel Aviv • August 31
A 20-year annual tradition of Opera in the Park reached a high point, with this year’s deeply performance of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.
The Israeli opera steps out for its annual al fresco airing in Tel Aviv.
All the musical talents returned onstage for a final encore of “Summertime” and the audience, grateful and appreciative, stood up and honored them with thunderous applause.
The performance is a visually stunning creative tour de force. One hopes that the exciting visual dimension – rare for Requiem – appeals to a younger generation of curious music lovers.
The cast includes notable performers from the Israeli Opera and will feature a captivating ensemble of dancers, with the Israeli Opera Choir accompanied by the Rishon Lezion Symphony Orchestra.
As the viewers repeated key lines and laughed when certain characters appeared, the vibe was reminiscent of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Weiss and Barnea are eager to represent this rich, highly Catholic, Latin text in a blazing new manner.
The movie isn’t just showing off its cleverness, although if it were, it would be understandable. Instead, it’s using the whole noir/rap package to create and critique a canvas of Israeli society.
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