Yoav Ayalon, bass, was born in Israel. His repertoire includes the Tree in L’Enfant et let Sortileges (Ravel), Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro, Sarastro in Die Zauberflote, Alfonso in Cosi fan tutte (Mozart), Simone in Gianni Schicchi (Puccini) and a Tree and a Lion in Petel Juice (Yonatan Keret). Next year he will be a member of the Israeli Opera’s Meitar Opera Studio.