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Amalia Ishak - soprano

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About Me

Amalia Ishak was born in Israel and raised in Italy. She began her music studies at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence, and graduated with a Master of Music Degree magna cum laude from Tel Aviv University.Amalia Ishak made her debut with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in the Ponnelle/Mehta production of Carmen. She appeared again with the Philharmonic in La Traviata, The Magic Flute (directed by Jonathan Miller) under the baton of Zubin Mehta, and in De Falla's Three Cornered Hat under Charles Dutoit.Amalia Ishak is a leading soloist of the New Israeli Opera. She has enjoyed brilliant success and received critical acclaim in numerous productions, including the Marriage of Figaro, Hansel and Gretel, Faust, Don Giovanni, The Barber of Seville (directed by Dario Fo), La Cenerentola with Alberto Zedda, and the New Israeli Opera's first community opera project, Carmen in Tel Aviv (in the title role), an enormous success that was followed by a documentary film. A great honor in Amalia Ishak's career was to be personally selected by the late Leonard Bernstein to perform the world premiere of his work, Arias and Barcarolles, in Israel and later in London. She was described by the Maestro as "a singer of outstanding quality, her musicality and versatility is extraordinary." Another highlight of Amalia Ishak's career was her highly praised interpretation of Petrassi's Magnificat at the theatre of the Rome Opera.Often singing world premieres of outstanding Israeli composers, she appears regularly as guest artist with leading orchestras in Israel and abroad, and in international festivals, including the Israel Festival. She has also recorded for radio and television broadcasts in Israel and Europe.


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Amalia's Videos 1. G. C. Menotti - The Telephone (conductor Paul Bliss)
2. Israel Philharmonic Orchestra ( conductor Arie Vardi ) G.Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia


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G.C.Lidarti "Kol Haneshama"_ at UNC-Wilmington, NC 11-12-07
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Member Since: 9/30/2007
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Amalia Ishak.soprano
Influences: Giuliana Raymondi, Netania Davrath, Mirella Freni, Agnes Baltsa, Renata Tebaldi, Maria Callas, Elena Suliotis, Victoria De Los Angeles, Suzanne Danco, Elisabeth Schwazkopf, Lucia Popp, Teresa Berganza, Christa Ludwig, Cathy Berberian, Frederica von Stade.

Reviews :

"Amalia Ishak possesses a rich and radiant voice, remarkably even across its range. It is easy to imagine her successes in opera or on the platform of a major orchestra hall......." (Spectator Online )

"The women in the cast proved themselves superior to the men...Amalia Ishak (Siebel) was excellent". (Opera)"The best singing came from Amalia Ishak (Elisetta), her timbre strongly expressive". (Opera News)"Ishak's strong and penetrating soprano voice soared over the rythmic piano trills". (The State, Columbia, South Carolina)"Amalia Ishak gave a spirited performance of Israeli songs,and weaved Meira Warshauer's "Yishakeni (Sweeter than Wine) "to hypnotic effect". (Music at Meyer director,San Francisco)"Among the principal singers,only soprano Amalia Ishak acquitted herself with flying colours. Her performance was marked by perfect diction,and a strong,clear voice in all registers"........................ (The Jerusalem Post)"The pièce de résistance of the evening was Menotti's opera The Telephone. Soprano Amalia Ishak was excellent vocally,her diction perfect and her acting convincing".(The Jerusalem Post)"Vor allem Amalia Ishak, Sopran,bezauberte mit ihrer strahlenden und reichen Stimme. Auch die Interpretation in dem der äußerst ausdrucksstarke Gesang mimisch und gestisch wirkungsvoll unterstrichen wurde". (Marle Zeitung)"Unterstützt durch ausdrucksstarke Gestik, darüber hinaus aber mit großer suggestiver Stärke und technischer Reife verstanden es die Sopranistin Amalia Ishak". (Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.Germany)"Soprano lirica Amalia Ishak, una cantante de muy buena escuela e intérprete sensible e inteligente.Con un buen español y una depurada linea de canto, Amalia Ishak cantò con gracia y ternura, y supo imprimir una genuina conviccion de buen gusto".. (El Pais)"Beau succés ègalement pour la soprano Amalia Ishak dont la voix au timbre charnel enthousiasma le public". (Association Suisse- Israel, Président De La Section De Geneve)"Buona anche la prestazione del soprano Amalia Ishak. Successo vivissimo, con molte chiamate agli interpreti"..(La Repubblica)"Nel Magnificat il soprano Amalia Ishak, un'interpretazione dignitosa e corretta"........................ (Corriere Della Sera)"Ciò che ancora colpisce nel piu trasparente e luminoso Magnificat è la capacità di inventare una "parola drammatica" simmetricamente nutrita di colore instrumentale e di peso, di densità vocale. Un equilibrio che al Teatro dell'Opera sono riusciti a ricostruire integralmente anche grazie alla voce di Amalia". ( Il Messaggero )"Special mention must be made of soprano Amalia Ishak. Hers was possibly the most beautiful voice in the whole production".................... (The Jerusalem Post)"Amalia Ishak is captivating in her performance"......... (The Jerusalem Post)"Ishak fulfilled Stern's "Creation of the World" intent to perfection". (The Jerusalem Post)"...They were fine,but I found myself mesmerized by the beauty of the voice and the interpretation of soprano Amalia Ishak,who brought closer the intimate atmosphere of these songs to Schumann's deepest soul and serious compositions".......... ( Maariv )"The magic appeared in Amalia Ishak, who totally stole the show: with the wonderful voice, diction, charm,poetic singing, acting. Just like in the great world".. ( Yediot Aharonot )"Soprano Amalia Ishak sang the two movements of the piece in Ladino, and this was extremely impressive...In the case of Ishak the technique is of no importance, the grandeur lies in her communicable excitement, penetrating all hearts, even if walled or cynical". (Haaretz )
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