Comments on: International Opera Program in Tel-Aviv http://www.ordinarynothing.org/blog/2005/07/international-opera-program-in-tel-aviv/ "A man can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days" -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:29:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Yaron http://www.ordinarynothing.org/blog/2005/07/international-opera-program-in-tel-aviv/comment-page-1/#comment-458 Yaron Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:33:03 +0000 http://www.ordinarynothing.org/blog/?p=278#comment-458 Beverley - That's a hard role, but very impressive when done right. Good luck with it, and I hope you'd do wonderfully well. As for the program here, this year they should be here from July 7th to August 2nd. There's some <a href="http://www.ivai.org/israel.htm" title="IVAI opera summer program, Israel" rel="nofollow">information</a> on the <a href="http://www.ivai.org" title="International Vocal Arts Institute" rel="nofollow">IVAI</a> website. Usually the first two weeks (give or take a few days) are master-classes, with the remaining time dedicated to aria concerts and opera productions. As a singer I expect you'd probably find the master-classes more interesting. Lennie - I will certainly continue to go. I actually went to a few more master-classes in 2006 that I described/reviewed here, and to a large number in 2007 as well. It's just that due to, well, basic laziness, I didn't get to write my notes here. I keep telling my self I should do that before I forget so much that my few written notes won't bring anything up, we'll see. I'm not a singer, and have no formal education in singing or music. I just enjoy opera, and classical music in general. This is why I don't consider, or think anyone else should consider, the "reviews" I post here to be professional reviews, but rather just personal opinions and impressions. Once the list of this summer's program will be published (I think they usually get to it around June), I won't at all mind putting more information here. The same for any information that may be useful to anyone else who is interested in the program. But I really don't think I should do anything official, or which is formally related to the IVAI. Beverley – That’s a hard role, but very impressive when done right. Good luck with it, and I hope you’d do wonderfully well.
As for the program here, this year they should be here from July 7th to August 2nd. There’s some information on the IVAI website. Usually the first two weeks (give or take a few days) are master-classes, with the remaining time dedicated to aria concerts and opera productions. As a singer I expect you’d probably find the master-classes more interesting.

Lennie – I will certainly continue to go. I actually went to a few more master-classes in 2006 that I described/reviewed here, and to a large number in 2007 as well. It’s just that due to, well, basic laziness, I didn’t get to write my notes here. I keep telling my self I should do that before I forget so much that my few written notes won’t bring anything up, we’ll see.

I’m not a singer, and have no formal education in singing or music. I just enjoy opera, and classical music in general. This is why I don’t consider, or think anyone else should consider, the "reviews" I post here to be professional reviews, but rather just personal opinions and impressions.

Once the list of this summer’s program will be published (I think they usually get to it around June), I won’t at all mind putting more information here. The same for any information that may be useful to anyone else who is interested in the program. But I really don’t think I should do anything official, or which is formally related to the IVAI.

]]> By: Beverley http://www.ordinarynothing.org/blog/2005/07/international-opera-program-in-tel-aviv/comment-page-1/#comment-457 Beverley Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:53:14 +0000 http://www.ordinarynothing.org/blog/?p=278#comment-457 Hi, I shall be singing the Queen of the night,magic flute, in Holland April-July 2008 and am thinking of stopping over in Israel afterwards. When are the master classes taking place. I would like to watch. Thanking you, Beverley Hi, I shall be singing the Queen of the night,magic flute, in Holland April-July 2008 and am thinking of stopping over in Israel afterwards. When are the master classes taking place. I would like to watch.

Thanking you,
Beverley

]]> By: Lennie Maxwell http://www.ordinarynothing.org/blog/2005/07/international-opera-program-in-tel-aviv/comment-page-1/#comment-456 Lennie Maxwell Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:24:57 +0000 http://www.ordinarynothing.org/blog/?p=278#comment-456 I am interested in your interest in the Opera summer workshops. You say that you go regularly. Will you be continuing to go this coming year. Do you ever go to the Winter workshops. Are you a singer or have you been trained to be one. I see that some viewers ask you questions about tickets for the Sadna. etc. Perhaps you might like use your web site to offer this information and other styff too to your readers who are interested in Opera. This is an unofficial approach but I am on the Board of IVAI and am always looking to improve what we do and how we do it. Perhaps you will Email me. I am interested in your interest in the Opera summer workshops. You say that you go regularly. Will you be continuing to go this coming year. Do you ever go to the Winter workshops. Are you a singer or have you been trained to be one. I see that some viewers ask you questions about tickets for the Sadna. etc. Perhaps you might like use your web site to offer this information and other styff too to your readers who are interested in Opera. This is an unofficial approach but I am on the Board of IVAI and am always
looking to improve what we do and how we do it. Perhaps you will Email me.

]]> By: Yaron http://www.ordinarynothing.org/blog/2005/07/international-opera-program-in-tel-aviv/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Yaron Wed, 05 Jul 2006 15:47:46 +0000 http://www.ordinarynothing.org/blog/?p=278#comment-272 It may be too late already for a large part of the days. I sent my own orders almost when they started accepting them, and still they were out of tickets for some. But some still have tickets, so depending on the days you want to attend it shouldn't be a problem. Sales are handled by "Hadran", you can call them and ask them to either fax (or mail, but that's further delay) it to you, or tell you what days still have tickets. The phone is 03-5215200 . For a quick reference: Master-classes start on July 10th for about two weeks, on the 24th they switch to aria concerts (plus one on the 14th), and on the 29th they start with the operas. There's also a large gala concert on the 5th of August, for which they still have tickets. I'm on their mailing list for this program (if you want to attend in future years it's a good idea to ask them to add you) so I got the program mailed to me before they started to take orders for tickets. It may be too late already for a large part of the days. I sent my own orders almost when they started accepting them, and still they were out of tickets for some.
But some still have tickets, so depending on the days you want to attend it shouldn’t be a problem.

Sales are handled by “Hadran”, you can call them and ask them to either fax (or mail, but that’s further delay) it to you, or tell you what days still have tickets. The phone is 03-5215200 .

For a quick reference: Master-classes start on July 10th for about two weeks, on the 24th they switch to aria concerts (plus one on the 14th), and on the 29th they start with the operas. There’s also a large gala concert on the 5th of August, for which they still have tickets.

I’m on their mailing list for this program (if you want to attend in future years it’s a good idea to ask them to add you) so I got the program mailed to me before they started to take orders for tickets.

]]> By: Judith Ronat http://www.ordinarynothing.org/blog/2005/07/international-opera-program-in-tel-aviv/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Judith Ronat Wed, 05 Jul 2006 14:53:21 +0000 http://www.ordinarynothing.org/blog/?p=278#comment-271 Please tell me where I can find the schedules for the opera workshop of 2006 on line of by snail mail. thank you. Judith Ronat Please tell me where I can find the schedules for the opera workshop of 2006 on line of by snail mail.

thank you.
Judith Ronat

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