{"id":2103151,"date":"2025-10-20T05:55:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T05:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2103151"},"modified":"2025-10-20T05:55:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T05:55:19","slug":"an-evening-of-puccini-opera-in-jerusalem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/an-evening-of-puccini-opera-in-jerusalem\/","title":{"rendered":"An evening of Puccini opera in Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two operas will be featured in performances at the Jerusalem Theatre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Jerusalem Opera and the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/j-spot\/article-851729\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra<\/a> are presenting a double bill of Puccini \u2013 Act II of the opera <em>Tosca<\/em> and the one-act opera<em> Il Tabarro<\/em> (The Cloak) on October 25 and October 27 at the Jerusalem Theatre\u2019s Henry Crown Hall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The performances feature Romanian baritone Florin Estefan, Israeli soprano <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/arts-and-culture\/arts\/a-workshop-in-progress\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Yasmine Levi-Ellentuck;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Yasmine Levi-Ellentuck<\/a>, and Italian tenor Ivan Defabiani.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Il Tabarro<\/em> is a short, dark, and deeply moving opera depicting the lives of ordinary people aboard a barge on the Seine. Beneath the surface lie pain, loneliness, and forbidden desire \u2013 until its chilling and tragic end.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Act II of <em>Tosca<\/em> stands as a self-contained, shattering drama, portraying the fateful confrontation between the singer Tosca and Baron Scarpia \u2013 a struggle where power, passion, loyalty, and courage collide.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>THE JERUSALEM Symphony Orchestra. (credit: David Winaker)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Artistic choices<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Jerusalem Opera and music director and conductor <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/culture\/the-opera-comes-to-jerusalem-686786\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Omer Arieli;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Omer Arieli<\/a> chose to present <em>Tosca<\/em>\u2019s second act as an independent piece \u2013 a rare but established artistic choice. Structurally, this act forms a complete dramatic arc, with conflict, development, and a climactic resolution, offering a full theatrical and musical experience even outside the opera\u2019s full context.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pairing it with <em>Il Tabarro<\/em> is no coincidence. Despite their contrasts \u2013 one a political drama in Rome, the other an intimate tragedy on the Seine \u2013 the two share profound thematic parallels. Both unfold within confined spaces and compressed time frames, and both place their protagonists before impossible moral choices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The performances will be sung in Italian, with Hebrew and English subtitles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Information and tickets: jso.co.il and jerusalemopera.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two operas will be featured in performances at the Jerusalem Theatre. The Jerusalem Opera and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra are presenting a double bill of Puccini \u2013 Act II of the opera Tosca and the one-act opera Il Tabarro (The Cloak) on October 25 and October 27 at the Jerusalem Theatre\u2019s Henry Crown Hall. 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