Originally performed in an all-girls school in London, the opera could be seen as an educational one, with warnings that young women should not trust men and their promises.
The 1961 multi-award-winning classic satire by Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows is this year’s production by Israel’s veteran English-language musical theater group, LOGON.
The jazz muses return to the Israel Museum for the Jerusalem Jazz Festival.
Demand among Arab citizens of Israel for high-level theater is low. Most Hebrew speakers show little interest in Arab culture.
The production honors the language in a different way: Shalev sings beautifully well in it during the musical scenes created for this adaptation by Lior Ronen.
The program includes a diverse selection of almost-certain hits, such as Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love), which will premier later this year.
The Encore Theatre Company in Jerusalem will perform the opera Patience by Gilbert & Sullivan.
These days we could all do with taking a deep breath and partaking of some soulful healing space. Perhaps Avraham et al can help with that.
Radiohead, one of the world’s most popular bands, has performed in Israel numerous times since 1993.
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