The Young Artists Program of the Israeli Opera

The Opera Studio is a practical study and performance program for young Israeli opera singers who graduated from any given music academy and who are on the verge of embarking on an operatic career. The major goal of the Opera Studio is to nurture operatic talent in Israel and to help young opera singers to work in their profession. The Opera Studio program is aimed at young Israeli opera singers who are willing to hone their craft, further their studies on an ongoing basis and gain stage experience, thus getting ready for a full-fledged operatic career.
The actual curriculum of the Opera Studio is aimed at enlarging the experience of the participating singers and enabling them to gain musical and dramatic knowledge on a personal level and even more so as part of ensemble work.
At the end of first ten years of the Opera Studio program the 40 singers who were part of the program have between themselves performed around 90 roles in various Israeli Opera productions, side by side with participating in numerous concerts and performances in which they performed a very wide repertoire. Singers who have graduated from the Opera Studio program continue to perform in Israeli Opera productions on a regular basis as well as perform with orchestras all over Israel. All Opera Studio members performed most successfully in the Israeli Opera production of La traviata both in Tel Aviv (October 2001) and on a most successful tour to Wiesbaden, Germany (May 2003). In the fall of 2005 all members of the Opera Studio participated in a production of Dido & Aeneas which was performed in Tel Aviv and in Stuttgart. In the summer of 2010 all Opera Studio singers participated in the world premiere of Alice in Wonderland (David Sebba).
Opera Studio alumni such as Hila Baggio, Ira Bertman, David Bizic, Noa Danon, Lilia Gretsova, Rachel Frenkel, Dana Marbach, Svetlana Sandler, Shira Raz, perform regularly leading roles with the Israeli Opera as well as in opera houses around the world.
The Opera Studio is supported by the Zvi & Ofra Meitar Family Fund, The British friends of the Israeli Opera, Leora Goldman in memory of her mother Ahuva (Lili) Goldman, Leumi Private Banking, Rachel and Beni Birman, Helen and Peter Simpson, The Kahn Family Fund for Humanitarian Support, the Zakai Family in memory of Pinchas (Pini) Zakai and the Dumka Family in memory of Eliezer Dumka.

The Music Director of the Opera Studio is David Sebba.

Current members of the Opera Studio are:
Efrat Elazar, Avigail Gurtler, Paraschiva Philosoph, Ala Vasilevitsky soprano; Na'ama Goldman, Yifat Weisskopf, mezzo soprano; Nadav Inbar, tenor.
Pianist: Dilya Reinina
Affiliated singers for this season: Agam Englard-Saar, soprano; Shlomi Wagner, baritone.

We invite you to support young artists and develop a new generation of outstanding Israeli opera singers.
For donations and further information please contact the Director of Development
Telephone: +972-3-6927848
Fax:: +972-3-6954886
development@tapac.org.il

Opera Studio Members since its inception:

20010-11 Efrat Elazar - Ashkenazi, Soprano Yifat Weisskopf, Mezzo-Soprano Alla Vasilevitsky, Soprano Avigail Gurtler, soprano Paraschiva Philosoph, soprano Nadav Inbar, tenor Na'ama Goldman, Mezzo soprano Dilya Reinina, pianist Associate Singer: Shlomi Wagner, baritone Agam Englard-Saar, soprano

2009-10 Yair Goren, Baritone Hila Fahima, Soprano Mima Millo, Soprano Shira Shafir, Soprano Yifat Weisskopf, Mezzo-Soprano Alla Vasilevitsky, Soprano Ayala Zimbler, Mezzo-Soprano Dilya Reinina, pianist Associate Singer: Efrat Elazar - Ashkenazi, Soprano

2008-09 Yair Goren, Baritone Rinat Goldmann, Soprano Lilia Gretsova, Soprano Limor Ilan. Mezzo-Soprano Mima Millo, Soprano Shira Shafir, Soprano Ayala Zimbler, Mezzo-Soprano Maria NIkitin, Pianist Associate Singer: Zohar Agmon,  Mezzo-Soprano

2008-2007 Rinat Goldmann, Mezzo-Soprano Lilia Gretsova, Soprano Limor Ilan. Mezzo-Soprano Yasmine Levi Ellentuck , Sopran Gabriel Loewenheim, Baritone Ville Lignell, Bass-Baritone Ilona Toivis, Mezzo-Soprano Maria NIkitin, Pianist

2007-2006 Noa Danon, Soprano Ilona Toivis, Mezzo-Soprano Yasmine Levi Ellentuck , Sopran Gabriel Loewenheim, Baritone Yael Levita, Soprano Ville Lignell, Bass-Baritone Rachel Frankel, Mezzo-Soprano

2002-2000 Ira Bertman, Soprano Sharon Dvorin, Soprano Noam Talmon, Baritone Andrei Trifonov, Bass Svetlana Sandler, Mezzo-Soprano Yulia Plakhina, Mezzo-Soprano Michael Riskin, Tenor

2003-2002 Ira Bertman, Soprano Hila Baggio, Soprano David Bizic, Baritone Marina Zolotov, Mezzo-Soprano Noam Talmon, Baritone Yelena Fuchs, Soprano

2004-2003 Hila Baggio, Soprano Ana Virovlansky, Soprano Marina Zolotov, Mezzo-Soprano Eleonar Liveney, Mezzo-Soprano Enas Massalha, Soprano Yelena Fuchs, Soprano Amit Friedman, Baritone

2005-2004 Bat Ami Osipov, Soprano Shirly Hod, Soprano Enas Massalha, Soprano Yevgeny Nezhinetz, Baritone Anastasia Klevan, Soprano Alexandra Chebat, Mezzo-Soprano Shira Raz, Mezzo-Soprano

2006-2005 Bat Ami Osipov, Soprano Shirly Hod, Soprano Dana Marbach, Soprano Yevgeny Nezhinetz, Baritone Anastasia Klevan, Soprano Alexandra Chebat, Mezzo-Soprano Shira Raz, Mezzo-Soprano