The Child Dreams

Hanoch Levin

Gil Shohat

 

Libretto: The composer and the director after Hanoch Levin
World prèmiere: January 18, 2010

Conductor		David Stern
Director		Omri Nitzan
Set and Costume Designer		Gottfried Helnwein
Lighting Designer		Avi Yona Bueno (Bambi)
Choreographer		Gregor Seyffert

 

Soloists
The Mother		Ira Bertman   18.1, 22.1, 27.1
		Larissa Tetuev   20.1, 23.1, 25.1
The Child (Acrobat)		Yuval Lifsitz 18.1, 22.1, 25.1
		May Poleg 20.1, 23.1, 27.1
The Father / The Governor		Guy Mannheim
The Child		Hila Baggio
A Woman Born for Love		Bracha Kol
A Woman Who Comforts		Karin Shifrin
Dead Child		Einat Aronstein
The Commander / The Captain		Noah Briger
Wailing Woman		LIlia Gretsova
Crippled Youth		Shira Raz
A Shocked Observer		Vldaimir Braun
Immigration Officer		Sorin Semilian
Bleeding Man		Rami Baruch
Ensemble		Sivan Goldman
		Efrat Carmush
		Revital Raviv
		Maria Kabelski
		Anastasia Klevan
		Sharon Dvorin
		Karin Shifrin
		Karin Hochman
		Limor Ilan

The Opera Orchestra - The Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion

Sung in Hebrew

Surtitles in English and Hebrew

Length of performance: approx. two hours

A world première, based on one of the most important Israeli plays of all time by Hanoch Levin. A journey of escape towards the unknown in an opera featuring death and despair intertwined with a hope for a better future.

Synopsis

 

Further Reading:

Selektion -  Ninth November Night

Art Installation By Gottfried Helnwein in The Israeli Opera   

NTDTV news article

http://helnwein.com/

http://kristallnacht.helnwein.com/

http://www.gottfried-helnwein-child.com/

http://www.helnwein-theater.com/

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Dates

Mon 18.1.10 (20:00), Wed 20.1.10 (20:00), Fri 22.1.10 (13:00), Sat 23.1.10 (20:00),

Mon 25.1.10 (20:00), Wed 27.1.10 (20:00)

Ticket Prices: 175/237/304/378/428  Nis
*15 Nis more for Saturday night performances

Towards Opening: Sat 16.1.10 (11:00)

Ticket Price: 70 Nis

Before the show back stage tours: Wed 20.1 (19:00), Sat 23.1 (19:00), Mon 25.1 (19:00)

Ticket Price: 25 Nis

Opera Talkback: Wed 20.1, Fri 22.1, Sat 23.1, Mon 25.1, Wed 27.1

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Reviews

"This is Hanoch Levin's most poetic play and his greatest achievement." (Yediot Ahharonot)

Opera Today Review

The Star Review

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