NOFAR YACOBI brings a brilliant presence to the stage with her unique voice colour and acting skills. She is one of the selected concert artists of the prestigious Rebanks Family Fellowship & International Performance Residency at the Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory in Toronto.
Her recent debut with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Frédéric Chaslin was broadcast live on the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation Radio. Earlier, she also made her United States debut under the baton of Steven Smith with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra in a solo gala concert.
Nofar recorded the Hebrew version for Disney Pictures live movie Beauty and the Beast (click here to listen). She performed with the Rishon LeZion Symphony Orchestra, the Raanana Symphonette Orchestra, the Netanya Kibbutz Orchestra, the Ferrara Conservatory Orchestra, the Revolution Orchestra, the Haifa Symphony Orchestra and the Academy Chamber Orchestra.
Her operatic repertoire includes the roles of Queen of the Night (Mozart), Zerbinetta (Strauss), Gilda (Verdi), Oscar (Verdi), Despina (Mozart) and more. Her wide repertoire varies from baroque, classical and romantic to contemporary music, and includes not only classical music, but also musical theatre and popular culture music. Nofar sings in many languages, including Italian, Hebrew, German, French, Russian, English, Latin and more.
Nofar Yacobi is a former member of the Israeli Opera Meitar Studio and of the Calgary Opera Emerging Artist Program. She graduated from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at the Tel-Aviv University. She received scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, the Buchman-Mehta School of Music, the Eli Leon Fund, and sponsorships from the Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust and the Azrieli Foundation.
DISNEY PICTURES
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Nofar recorded the Hebrew version of Beauty and the Beast in the role of Madame de Garderobe, originally sung by Audra McDonald.
Listen to one of Disney's new songs, composed especially for the Live Movie edition. (Watch from min. 2:00)
DISNEY PICTURES
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
The opening song of Disney's
Beauty and the Beast.
Nofar recorded the Hebrew version of the role Madame de Garderobe, originally sung by Audra McDonald
THE YACOBI-AHFAT DUO
ALBAN BERG IN TORONTO
Nofar Yacobi and Kevin Ahfat (piano), performing Alban Berg's 7 Early Songs, originally written for voice and piano.
RAVEL'S KADDISCH
THE ACADEMY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Nofar Yacobi's interpretation of "Kaddisch" by Ravel, arranged and conducted by Serouj Kradjian.
The "Kaddisch" (קַדִּישׁ) is a Jewish prayer in Aramaic, traditionally recited in memory of the dead.
LEONARD BERNSTEIN'S
CENTENNIAL CONCERT
Nofar sings at the final concert of the
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra's 80th season
conducted by Maestro Frédéric Chaslin
Jerusalem | July 2018
OROR - A TRADITIONAL LULLABY
THE ACADEMY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Nofar Yacobi performs Oror - an Armenian traditional lullaby, arranged for voice and string orchestra by Serouj Kradjian.
FARID AL-ATRASH
THE ACADEMY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Nofar Yacobi sings Farid al-Atrash:
Ya Zahratan Fi Khayali - يا زهرة في خيالي
Arranged for voice and string orchestra by
Serouj Kradjian.
THE VIRAL QUEEN
Nofar's parody Queen of the Chocolate became viral.
Story: Based on an violent event on an aircraft, in which a few passengers got angry because the flight attendant couldn't sell them chocolate on the flight.
Result: We took the "lyrics" of the original fight (which was recorded) and applied them on one of the most demanding and famous arias for soprano - The Queen of the Night aria (Mozart) .
Jonathan Heifetz, piano | Eran Margalit and Nofar Yacobi, concept and adaptation
ISRAELI SONG: CONFESSION
Nofar's performance of VIDUI (Confession in Hebrew) by Sasha Argov, with the dramatic and beautiful lyrics by Alexander Penn.
English subtitles available-
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THE JERUSALEM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
January 1, 2020
Henry Crown Hall | Jerusalem
Guy Feder, conductor | Nofar Yacobi, soprano | Alon Goldstein, piano
Haim Kimchi Photography