{"id":18445,"date":"2025-04-08T17:51:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T15:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.israel-opera.co.il\/?post_type=cast&#038;p=18445"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T13:26:31","slug":"berckovitch-itay-conductor","status":"publish","type":"cast","link":"https:\/\/www.israel-opera.co.il\/en\/cast\/berckovitch-itay-conductor\/","title":{"rendered":"Berckovitch Itay, Conductor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>Itay Berckovitch<\/b>, Orchestral and Choral Conductor, was born in Israel. He serves as the Chorus Master of the Israeli Opera and is a member of the house&#8217;s musical staff.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u200bAs the Chorus Master of the Israeli Opera, Berckovitch has prepared dozens of opera and concert productions and has led the preparation of the chorus for the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra\u2019s concert series. In addition to his work with the Israeli Opera Chorus, he serves as an assistant conductor for numerous productions and conducts performances from the Israeli Opera\u2019s repertoire; his conducting repertoire at the Israeli Opera includes\u00a0<strong><i>Dido and Aeneas<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong>(Purcell) and\u00a0<strong><i>L&#8217;elisir d&#8217;amore<\/i><\/strong>\u00a0(Donizetti).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u200bBerckovitch has conducted and collaborated with most of Israel\u2019s leading orchestras, including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Chamber Orchestra, the Haifa Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Sinfonietta Beer Sheva, and the Barrocade Israel Baroque Collective.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u200bIn the field of vocal music, he has served as the musical director and conductor of leading choirs and ensembles, including the Madrigal Singers Ensemble, and was the assistant conductor of the Tel Aviv Collegium Singers. He was also a co-founder of the Common Ground Voices international choir and served as one of its leaders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u200bItay Berckovitch graduated in conducting from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music and in computer science from Tel Aviv University. He won the Gary Bertini Award, as well as a scholarship for young conductors under the aegis of the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sports and outstanding-student scholarships from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><strong>At the Israeli Opera he conducted:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Dido and Aeneas\u00a0<\/strong>(2025)<\/div>\n<div><b>War Requiem<\/b>\u00a0(2024)<\/div>\n<div><b>L\u2019elisir d\u2019amore<\/b>\u00a0(2024)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Itay Berckovitch, Orchestral and Choral Conductor, was born in Israel. 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