She has reached the final stages of several major competitions. Her prizes include second prize at
the Vera Rozsa Competition for Israeli singers, 6th place at the International Bach Competition in Leipzig
and scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation.
She has sung with some of the major Israeli orchestras and ensembles as well as with the BBC Concert Orchestra
and worked with conductors such as Leonard Slatkin, Nicholas Kraemer, Juan Pablo Izquierdo and Michael
Schneider. She has performed in festivals such as the "Stuttgart Bach Week", "Liturgica"
and "The Felicja Blumental International Music Festival" and the "Abu Gosh Vocal Music Festival" and has also given many recitals.
Tamar has sung leading roles in chamber operas with Kameropera and with the "Fringe Opera Centre" in Jaffa.
Some of her performances were televised and radio broadcast on Israeli networks
and on the BBC. Her debut CD,"Una Noche al Lunar", received
an enthusiastic review in the magazine Time-Out Tel-Aviv.
| Training: |
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New
Opera Studio of the Opéra
National de Lyon |
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M.Mus. from the Guildhall
School of Music and Drama and City University in London.
Voice teacher - Theresa Goble. |
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B.Mus. "cum
laude" from the Rubin Academy of Music at the Tel-Aviv
University. |
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Acting courses at the L.C.T.S. (London)
and the Nissan Nativ Academy of Acting - Tel-Aviv. |
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Dancing studies
at Bat-Dor academy of dance - Beer-Sheva, Flamenco dancing studies
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Sylvia Duran and Ballroom dancing studies at the Arthur Murray
Dance studio in Tel-Aviv. |
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Numerous master classes
and workshops with leading artists, in Israel and abroad. |
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Basic acrobatics, static trapeze and tissue studies at the Florentine Circus.
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| Languages: |
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Fluent Hebrew and English, good
knowledge of French |
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Average German and basic Italian. |
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| Competitions and
Awards: |
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Career launching
scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. |
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6th place in the International J.S.Bach
competition 2002, held in Leipzig. |
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2nd prize, Vera
Rozsa Vocal Competition for Israeli singers 2000. |
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| Performing Experience
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2008:
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The sister (Grete) – Die Verwandlung (Ron Weidberg) – The Fringe Opera Center, Jaffa – conductors – Omer Welber and Roi Oppenheim, director – Yuval Zamir
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2007:
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"Follow the Cat" – Phoenix Ensemble on Period Instruments
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"Musick Fyne" – Phoenix Ensemble on Period Instruments
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Antonia – Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Offenbach) – Brasov Opera (Romania) – conductor Traian Ichim, director Dr. Cristian Mihailescu
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Ladino songs by Cihat Askin – television programme "Intermezzo" hosted by Arie Vardi (Israel Educational Television) – piano Batia Morvits, violin Cihat Askin
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Arias by J. S. Bach – Musical Salon – piano Jonathan Zak, violin Adrian Yustus
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Una Noche al Lunar (Arie Bar Droma) – Isrotel Classicameri Festival – The Israel Chamber Orchestra
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2006:
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Recital – Abu-Gosh Vocal Music Festival – guitar Uri Bracha
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Betty Parris – The Crucible (Ward) – The Tel-Aviv-Yafo Music Center – conductor Steven Byess, Director David Drisin, musical director Mark Ensley
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Delirio Amoroso (Handel) – The Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra – conductor Michael Schneider
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2005:
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Lauretta – Le Docteur Miracle (Bizet) – Kameropera – musical director Ester Marom, director Guy Orel Shani
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First knitter – A Game of Chance (Barab) – Kameropera – musical director Ester Marom, director Guy Orel Shani
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Recital – Yad Hashmona – guitar Uri Bracha
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Solo soprano – Cantata BWV 140 (J.S.Bach) – The Israel Sinfonietta Beer Sheva – conductor Juan Pablo Izquierdo
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2004:
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Frau Silberklang – Der Schauspieldirektor (Mozart) – The Herzliya Chamber Orchestra – conductor and director Harvey Bordowitz
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La Musica – Orfeo (Monteverdi) – Opéra National de Lyon (France) – conductor Philip Pickett, director Antonio Latella (filmed as a documentary for "Mezzo" channel and the French television)
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2003:
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Recital – Musical Salon – piano Itzhak Solsky
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Songs by Richart Strauß – concert celebrating 20 years of the classical music channel of the "Voice of Israel" – piano Itzhak Solsky
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Recital – The Felicja Blumental International Music Festival – baritone James Martin, piano Chris Gould
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In Turbato Mare Irato (Vivaldi) – The Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra – conductor David Shemer
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Solo soprano – Cantatas BWV 106 and BWV 147 (J.S.Bach) – The Israel Soloists Ensemble – conductor Ronen Borshevsky
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Solo soprano – Missa Brevis (J.N. Bach) – The Stuttgart Bach Week – Bach–Collegium Stuttgart – conductor Stefan Weiler
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Solo soprano – Cantata BWV 112 (J.S. Bach) – The Stuttgart Bach Week – Bach Collegium Stuttgart – conductor Alexander J. Süß
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Australian song recital – St. John's, Smith Square, London – piano Tim Watts
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Solo soprano – Mass no. 2 in G major (Schubert) – The Israel Chamber Orchestra – conductor Yuval Ben-Ozer (filmed for television)
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2002:
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Baroque music recital – Jerusalem Music Centre – harpsichord Dafna Gan, Galitea Quartet (broadcast live on the classical music channel of the "Voice of Israel")
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Mrs. Gobineau – The Medium (Menotti) – Ashdod Chamber Orchestra – conductor Ori Leshman, director Ruth Kaner
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Recital – The Felicja Blumental Music Centre – piano Ido Ariel
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Recital – The Felicja Blumental International Music Festival – piano Natalia Kushnir
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2001:
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Second soprano – The Fairy Queen (Purcell) – The Israel Chamber Orchestra – conductor Nicholas Kraemer, director John Abulafia
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Recital – Jerusalem Music Centre – piano Shai Rosenboim, clarinet – Tibi Tziger (broadcast live on the classical music channel of the "Voice of Israel")
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2000:
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Solo soprano – Te Deum (Charpentier) – Liturgica 2001 Festival – The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, IBA – conductor Avner Itai (broadcast live on the classical music channel of the "Voice of Israel")
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Solo soprano &ndash Requiem (Jean Gilles) – Liturgica 2001 Festival – The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, IBA – conductor Avner Itai (broadcast live on the classical music channel of the "Voice of Israel")
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Second soprano – Magnificat (J.S. Bach) – The Rochester Symphonia – conductor Roger Sayer
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Queenie – The Second Hurricane (Copland) – The BBC Concert Orchestra – conductor Leonard Slatkin (broadcast live by the BBC)
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