Born in Israel, Yair Polishook was a member of the Meitar Opera Studio and received the AICF and Ronen scholarships. At The Israeli Opera he sang Leporello and Masetto in Don Giovanni, Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart); Hermann Bahr in Theodor (Cnaan), Hanoch Levin - The Opera, Conte Ceprano in Rigoletto (Verdi) and more. He conducted The Israeli Opera community productions of The Magic Flute (Mozart).

His roles at the Israeli Opera:

War Requiem (2024)

Rigoletto: Conte Ceprano (2024)

Dialogues des Carmélites: Second commissioner (2024)

Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter / the Caterpillar (2018-2024)

Il barbiere di Siviglia: Bartolo (2022-2024) - Hebrew

Hanoch Levin - The Opera (2024) - February

Theodor: Hermann Bahr (2023) December

Madama Butterfly: Bonzo (2023) - Opera in the Park

Theodor: Hermann Bahr (2023) May

Don Giovanni: Masetto (2023)

Madama Butterfly: Bonzo (2022)

Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Luther (2022)

Carmen: Morales (2022) - Opera in the Park

La Traviata: Marquis (2022)

Yevgeni Onegin: Captain (2022)

Die Zauberflöte: Second Armed Man (2021)

L'Italiana in Algeri: Mustafa (2021)

Dead Man Walking: A Motor Cop / First Prison Guard (2019)

Manon: Bretigny (2019)

The Passenger: Elder Passenger / Steward (2019)

Tosca: Sciaronne / Guard (2019)

Un Ballo In Maschera: Silvano (2019)
Salome: Fifth Jew (2019)

Carmen: Morales (2018)

Dido and Aeneas: Aeneas (2018)

Don Carlo: Flemish Deputy (2018) 

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Starveling (2018)

Werther: Johann (2018)

La bohème: Benoit / Alcindoro (2017)

La forza del destino: Doctor (2017)

Giulio Cesare in Egitto: Achille (2017) - Akko

Madama Butterfly: Imperial Commissioner (2017)

Macbeth: Doctor (2016)

Madama Butterfly: Official Registrar (2016) - Opera in the Park

Rigoletto: Ceprano (2016) - Jerusalem
Romeo et Juliette: Paris, Gregorio (2016)

Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter (2011-2015)
Le nozze di Figaro: Figaro (2015) - Akko
La rondine: Périchaud / The Butler (2015)
Il barbiere di Siviglia: The Officer (2014)
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Schlemil / Hermann (2014)
Don Giovanni: Leporello (2014) - Akko
Don Pasquale: The Notary (2014)
Rigoletto: Ceprano (2014)
La traviata: The Marchese (2013)

At the Israeli Opera he conducted:

Die Zauberflöte (2022) - community production