The greatest late musical artists are resurrected by mesmerizing video art combined with live orchestra music.
A team of bold Israeli composers created works that bring together their sources of inspiration, comprised in each piece of two musicians who have never shared the stage –
- Freddie Mercury and Luciano Pavarotti,
- Jimi Hendrix and Jacqueline du Pre,
- John Lennon and Glenn Gould,
- Astor Piazzolla and Edith Piaf,
- Billie Holiday and Amy Winehouse,
- Marvin Gaye and Yehudi Menuhin and more.
Through the combination of sound samples and new orchestral music, a fascinating dialogue arises between past and future. One that defied the borders of existing genres and disciplines.
The show was first performed on November 4, 2014, as part of the 30th anniversary of the Israeli Opera House, and relaunched in June 2019, as part of the Revolution Series 2018-2019.
Creators
Creators of Original Concept and Artistic Direction: Roy Oppenheim and Zohar Sharon
Composers: Zohar Sharon, Amir Lekner, Ofir Bar-On, Tomer Bar, Orit Gur’el and Ariel Blumenthal
Director: Roy Oppenheim
Video-Art: Asaf Rinsky – CHNNLS, Nimrod Zin
Video Editing: Yoav Brill, Zohar Sharon, CHNNLS
Lighting Design: Ronen Najar | Stage Props Design: Shlomi Iger and Roy Vespi-Yanai | Stage Consultant: Noam Shmuel
Movement: Yael Turgeman | Sound Engineer: Liad De-Grazia
Performers
Conductor: Roy Oppenheim
First Violins: Adi Hlavin, Étienne Meneri, Tomer Einat, Naama Gal, Talia Herzlich
Second Violins: Lia Raikhlin, Hagar Maoz, Tamar Grinshpun
Violas: Daniel Tanchelson, Miri Mensharov, Oren Azani | Cellos: Yael Shapira, Ben Shibolet, Noa Horin | Double Bass: Gil Goldin | Flute: Rachel Eilat | Oboe: Shira Ben Yehoshua | Clarinet: Keren Goldenzweig | Bassoon: Rotem Lif | French Horn: Shachar Ziv | Trumpet: Itamar Ben Yakir | Trombone: Meitar Naveh | Harp: Ada Regimov | Electric Guitar and Bass: Oren Hacham | Drums and Percussion: Nadav Rogel | Percussion: Giyori Politi | Piano: Zohar Sharon
