Israeli Opera

What Israeli Opera does

The Israeli Opera (האופרה הישראלית תל-אביב - יפו) is a registered nonprofit association (עמותה רשומה, registration 580099639) founded in 1985 and headquartered in the Shlomo Lahat (Cheech) Opera House within the Mishkan for the Performing Arts complex in central Tel Aviv. It operates as Israel's national opera house, producing opera, music concert series, dance performances, and children's programming while running community and educational outreach initiatives including the Meitar Opera Studio (a two-year young-singer training program operating for 23 years), Opera in the Park, Opera in the Community, and a multi-year partnership with Polyphony for Education training Arab-society singers. Its technology stack comprises a WordPress-based website with custom theme, an online ticketing platform (tickets.israel-opera.co.il), email marketing, WhatsApp customer service integration, and a VOD streaming service for recorded performances. The venue seats 930-1,644 in the main hall with a portico capacity of 1,000 and 1,000 underground parking spaces, co-located with the Cameri Theater and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

The organization monetizes across six distinct streams: ticket sales (individual shows priced per performance), season subscriptions (priority seating plus discounts on multi-show packages), gift vouchers in fixed denominations of ₪200, ₪400, and ₪1,000, hall rental for corporate events and conferences, corporate sponsorships (production, project, launch events, closed shows, workshops), and donations routed through the JGIVE platform and the Friends of the Israeli Opera Association. Direct-to-consumer sales are conducted via the website, a phone-based box office, WhatsApp, and an in-person box office at the Opera House (19 Shaul Hamelech Boulevard), while an event-driven GTM motion serves corporate sponsors and business collaborators. Audience reach exceeds 300,000 annually across the main venue and outreach programs. The current CEO is Tali Barash Gottlieb (since 2021); the Artistic Director position transitioned out of Zach Granit in 2024, with Dan Ettinger serving as Musical Director.

Name

Israeli Opera

Legal name

האופרה הישראלית תל אביב-יפו

Website

https://israel-opera.co.il

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Israeli Opera is Israel's national nonprofit opera house, producing opera, music, dance, and children's performances at the Shlomo Lahat Opera House in Tel Aviv for a general audience of 300,000+ annually, supplemented by the Meitar Opera Studio training program and community outreach initiatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Musical Groups and Artists (71113), Dance Companies (711120), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Opera & Operetta (MPAGABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Classical & Contemporary Theatre (Plays/Drama) (MPAGABAH), Classical Ballet (Full-Length & Repertoire) (MPAGADAA), Children’s & Youth Theatre (MPAGABAE), Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses) (MPAGALAB), Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

Keywords

• Opera performances
• Performing arts
• Subscription ticketing
• Venue rental
• Cultural education

Headquarters

HQ city

Tel Aviv-Yafo

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Individual tickets sold online, by phone, and at the box office for opera, music, dance, and children's performances. Revenue per show with dynamic or tiered pricing.
2. Subscriptions: Season subscription packages offering priority seating and discounts on multiple shows. Subscribers select a set number of shows (e.g., 5+) from the season lineup.
3. Gift Vouchers: Prepaid gift vouchers sold in fixed denominations (200₪, 400₪, 1,000₪) redeemable for any performance or subscription. Valid for two years from delivery date.
4. Hall Rental: Rental of the Opera House hall (930-1,644 seats), portico (up to 1,000 people), and outdoor plaza for events, conferences, performances, and ceremonies. Includes technical and operational support.
5. Sponsorships and Business Collaborations: Production sponsorship, project sponsorship (community, education, periphery performances), launch events, closed shows, workshops, and behind-the-scenes tours for corporate clients.
6. Donations: Donations accepted via JGIVE platform (third-party donation portal) and directly through manual forms for the Friends of the Israeli Opera Association, education activities support, and Meitar Opera Studio scholarship support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Israeli Opera is a performing arts organization that produces and presents opera, music, and dance performances at the Shlomo Lahat Opera House in Tel Aviv. It sells individual show tickets and season subscriptions, operates the Meitar Opera Studio training program for young singers, runs community and educational outreach programs, streams recorded performances via VOD, and rents its halls for external events. Revenue is generated primarily through ticket sales, subscriptions, gift vouchers, corporate sponsorships, hall rentals, and donations.

Product overview

The Israeli Opera is a performing arts organization offering live opera, music, and dance performances at the Shlomo Lahat Opera House in Tel Aviv. The organization operates as a multi-platform entertainment venue combining in-person events with digital offerings. Its core offerings include: (1) Opera productions in Hebrew and international repertoire performed at the main hall, (2) Music concert series (Revolution Series, Symphonic Series, East & West Series), (3) Dance performances featuring international and Israeli companies, (4) Opera for Children programming including Mini Opera and family productions, (5) VOD (Video on Demand) streaming service for recorded performances, (6) Meitar Opera Studio for training young Israeli opera singers, (7) Community and education programs including Opera in the Park, school programs, and singer training initiatives, (8) Subscription and individual ticket sales through its e-commerce platform, (9) Gift vouchers, (10) Hall rental services for external events and conferences. The product portfolio centers on the live performance venue supplemented by digital streaming, educational programs, and venue rental services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Meitar Opera Studio: A two-year training program for outstanding young Israeli opera singers, providing experience in professional opera house work including roles, language guidance, acting, and movement.

Products and services

• Opera Performances

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300,000 annual attendees across all performances and events

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• Cameri TheatercoreOthersThe Cameri Theater is housed within the same Mishkan for the Performing Arts complex as the Israeli Opera. Both institutions are co-located in the same building alongside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, forming a premier cultural complex in central Tel Aviv.
• Tel Aviv Museum of ArtcoreOthersThe Tel Aviv Museum of Art is housed within the same Mishkan for the Performing Arts complex as the Israeli Opera, creating a shared cultural campus with three major Israeli cultural institutions side by side.
• Polyphony for EducationstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-year collaboration with Polyphony association operating in Nazareth, teaching classical/operatic singing to singers from Arab society. Some sessions held at the Polyphony Conservatory in Nazareth, some at the Israeli Opera House. The program follows an ongoing annual curriculum for high school-aged singers, providing voice development, movement, opera directing, and history lessons from Israeli Opera teachers.
• TzavtaminorOthersThe Israeli Opera performs shows at the Tzavta venue, a venue partnership arrangement for selected performances and series such as 'The Opera Sings in Tzavta'.
• JGIVEminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party online donation platform (JGIVE) through which donors can make charitable donations to the Israeli Opera. The platform is a dedicated donation portal for nonprofits and associations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Opera Philadelphia: Opera Philadelphia produces innovative opera productions and has a strong artist development focus. Comparable to the Israeli Opera's Meitar Opera Studio as a mid-sized opera company with an artist training pipeline.
• English National Opera: English National Opera is a UK national opera company producing opera in English. Comparable to the Israeli Opera as a national opera institution of similar scale, with a comparable mix of mainstage opera, education programs, and community outreach.
• Lyric Opera of Chicago: Lyric Opera of Chicago is a major US opera company producing mainstage opera and extensive education programs. Comparable to the Israeli Opera in scale and its mix of international repertoire and education programs (e.g., Lyric Unlimited).
• Welsh National Opera: Welsh National Opera is a touring opera company producing mainstage opera and extensive education/community programs. Comparable scale and mission to the Israeli Opera, with a focus on national service rather than purely commercial opera.
• Houston Grand Opera: Houston Grand Opera is a US opera company with a strong education/community focus including the HGOco program. Comparable to the Israeli Opera's emphasis on training programs and community outreach.
• Opera Australia: Opera Australia is the national opera company producing opera and musical performances at major venues. Comparable to the Israeli Opera as a national opera institution with comparable audience scale and educational programming.
• Finnish National Opera: Finnish National Opera and Ballet is a national performing arts institution producing opera and ballet. Highly comparable as a mid-sized national opera company with similar government funding, education, and community programming.

Broad incumbents

• Bavarian State Opera: Bavarian State Opera is one of the world's leading opera houses based at the National Theatre in Munich. Comparable as a major opera house with resident opera and ballet programming, but significantly larger scale than the Israeli Opera.

Regional players

• Cameri Theater: Cameri Theater is Israel's leading theater company, co-located with the Israeli Opera in the Mishkan for the Performing Arts complex. Directly comparable as a fellow Israeli performing arts institution sharing the same venue complex and audience base.

Others

• Polyphony for Education: Polyphony is an Israeli nonprofit providing musical education to Arab-Israeli youth. Partnered with the Israeli Opera on a multi-year program training Arab society opera singers. Highly relevant as a strategic partner in the Israeli Opera's community outreach strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/israeli-opera

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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