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A Moment of Opera
A Moment of Opera
The Telephone by Gian Carlo Menotti
How do you sing like a sore throat? And how do you laugh musically? Yael Karet and Tal Ganor demonstrate an operatic phone call to Gian Carlo Manotti's Telephone aria, including the "Mmmm ... bye".
The Opera Mothers by David Sebba
A Moment of Opera with our soloist Daniela Skorka and the opera's composer and conductor, David Sebba, about the heartbreaking aria in which Rivka tells Esau that she loves him, but less.
Cosi fan tutte by Mozart
When we heard Mozart compose waves, it threw us straight into an Impressionist picture - with waves and a harbor and sun in the sky, hoping our loved ones would return in peace
Le nozze di Figaro by Mozart
On one corner Anat Czarny as the lady Marcellina and on the other corner Tal Ganor as Susanna the maid. So what's all the fuss about?
L'elisir d'amore by Donizetti
Sargent Belcore is a n officer and a gentleman who is ready to fall in love time and again!
Cosi fan tutte by Mozart
The sisters Dorabella and Firodiligi sings two rather different duets in Mozart's school for lovers. Let's watch the differences.
Le nozze di Figaro by Mozart
Susanna's exquisite and refined aria comes to life with Tal Ganor.
Mothers by David Sebba
How do you write a role for God in an opera, and for which voice exactly?
The Medium by Menotti
Did you ever see and opera singers singing an aria with herself? Or maybe with a little extra help from the…
Don Pasquale by Donizetti
She has a heart full of and for love but if you are on her bad book…beware!!
Il barbiere di Siviglia by Rossini
How does one prepare a crescendo? Like every Italian plate you need just very few basic ingredients.
The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart
This is the story of Cherubino, a young mischievous adolescent who is full of charm and full with love.
The Magic Flute by Mozart
A Moment of Opera with the sweetest duet in the world – Papageno and Papagena.
Iolanta by Tchaikovsky
In a time in which we are all socially distanced, we cannot avoid a composer who throughout most of his life kept distance from everyone – Tchaikovsky.
Cosi fan tutte by Mozart
How will Zerlina treat the groom that almost wed her? Well she has her secret elixir of course.
Rigoletto by Verdi
Caro nome, Gilda's aria, is a refined moment of pure humane naïve innocence. With a very simple melody she still manages to thrill with her precise coloraturas.
Cosi fan tutte by Mozart
This week in A Moment of Opera we are on a date, and this is a very particular date with Dorabella and Guglielmo and the Raanana Symphonette Orchestra.
Yevgeni Onegin by Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky's masterpiece Yevgeni Onegin opens with a beautiful duet in which two sisters, Olga and Tatyana, showcase their opposite character.
Dido & Aneas by Parcell
A moment of opera hosted by Yael Keret, with Dido's heartbreaking lament, from Parcell's Dido and Aneas.
Don Giovanni by Mozart
David Sebba & Daniela Skorka
On her wedding day, as she is about to go under the canopy, Zerlina cheats her groom to be with the suave Don Giovanni. Will Masetto ever forgive his bride to be?
Tosca by Puccini
Here he comes! The greatest villain of them all! And what an entrance. No one can beat Baron Scarpia's operatic entrance!
The Magic Flute by Mozart
Take shelter, close the windows, protect you crystals! She is about to arrive and she is not alone!
The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart
This time our favorite moment of opera comes with an extra delight as the Raanana Symphonette Orchestra replaces the piano. And this time we watch Count Almaviva seduce the maid Susanna with just two words!
Candide by Bernstein
Tali Ketzef does not really need champagne to go wild and revel! All it takes is Bernstien's stunning coloraturas in Cunegonde's ravishing Glitter and be Gay!
Faust by Gounod
Diamonds, as well know, are a girl's best friend. And those that Margurite finds turns out to be her greatest enemy.
Madama Butterfly by Puccini
After three years of hope Butterfly finally spots Pinkerton's ship at the Nagasaki port and with Suzuki she is ready to adorn the house with flowers towards his return.
La Boheme by Puccini
Mimi is mostly looked at as a naïve shy person. But can it be that beneath the surface there is a young woman who only pretends to be shy and actually is toying with us all?
Die Fledermaus by Strauss
Every composer has his own secrets and we are here to reveal them all. Why does the maid Adele laugh at her master? And why does Strauss likes to giggle?
Madama Butterfly by Puccini
Madame Butterfly is one of the most beautiful operas in the operatic repertoire. It is impossible to argue with that. So why every time we watch t we cringe in our seat?
Cosi fan tutte by Mozart
Introduction to the beginner adulterer. Straight from Mozart's School for Love – Despina is here to provide Adultery 101 as she talks about adulterous men and the appropriate female reaction.
Yevgeni Onegin by Tchaikovsky
Yevgeni Onegin was the first production we had to stop because of the COVID 19 pandemic.
The Magic Flute by Mozart
Each story has its villain. Batman has his Joker; Dynasty has Alexis and in the opera world we have one super villain – The Queen of the Night.
Il trovatore by Verdi
Verdi has several gypsy witches in his operas. So what makes Azucena in Il trovatore unique?
The Magic Flute by Mozart
The Magic Flute is the ultimate optimistic opera. But beneath the surface, death and despair reign supreme.
Don Giovanni by Mozart
Jewish tradition calls for merriment at weddings. Don Giovanni takes this literally but he is here only to make the bride happy and himself of course.
Turandot by Puccini
Opera heroines die as the curtain descends. But what happens when the composer dies before he concluded writing his opera?
Gianni Schicchi by Puccini
Puccini wants to help Lauretta convince her father to allow her marry the man she loves. But how does he do it?