Yaniv d'Or

Yaniv d'Or (born 11 March 1975) is an Israeli British countertenor. His main field is opera.[1]

Yaniv d'Or
יניב ד'אור
Portrait of Yaniv d'Or
Portrait of Yaniv d'Or
Background information
Birth nameYaniv Nehaisi
Born (1975-03-11) 11 March 1975
Holon, Israel
GenresClassical crossover, folk, ladino, classical, opera, baroque
Occupation(s)singer (countertenor)
Instrument(s)Vocals
LabelsNaxos Records
Websitehttp://www.yanivdor.com/

Biography

Yaniv d'Or was born as Yaniv Nehaisi in Holon, Israel. His parents are from Maghrebi Jewish origin, with his grandparents coming from Libya.[2] He studied at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. He performed in operas around the world, including Rome, Vilnius, Antwerp, St. Gallen, Ghent, Gothenburg, Wiesbaden and at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.[3] D'Or performed for Queen Elisabeth II in Westminster Hall.[4] He mostly sings baroque repertoire including oratorios, liturgicals, lieder and contemporary classical music. In recent years he has lived alternately in London and Tel Aviv and appears mainly in Europe and Israel. He is younger brother of Israeli singer David D'Or.

Ensemble NAYA

Yaniv D'Or founded Ensemble NAYA in 2008.

Repertoire

Opera
ComposerTitleRole
MonteverdiL'incoronazione di PoppeaOttone, Nerone[5]
PurcellDido and AeneasSorceress
HandelGiulio CesareTolomeo, Cesare[6]
HandelXerxesArsamenes
HandelOrlandoMedoro
GluckOrfeo ed Euridice
CavalliL'Orione
Ioseb BardanashviliJourney to the End of the MillenniumRabbi Elbaz

Discography
TitleAlbum detailsRecordingAwards
Latino Ladino[7]Ensemble NAYA; Barrocade; Amit Tiefenbrunn, ConductorNaxos RecordsTop Ten albums by Gramophone
Exaltation[8]Ensemble NAYANaxos Records

References
  1. "D'or Yaniv, counter tenor". Israeli Opera. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  2. Jessica Duchen (2016-06-09). "Finding my wild Sephardi voice". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  3. "Yaniv d'Or". Opera Vlaandren.
  4. "Renowned British-Israeli classical singer Yaniv D'or tells Ynet about the varied responses he gets in the world". Ynet.com. 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  5. "L'incoronazione di Poppea". mattiaspavlous.com.
  6. "Giulio Cesare in Egitto". jcamerata.com.
  7. Erica Jeal (2016-07-07). "Yaniv d'Or: Latino Ladino, songs CD review – folk-baroque from Parra to Albéniz". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  8. "Exaltation". Naxos Records. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
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