Bozeman Magazine

The Dybbuk is the most famous story in the Hebrew tradition. In this multi-media chamber opera adaptation, subtitled “Between Two Worlds,” composer Ofer Ben-Amots intertwines folk elements with contemporary textures to create a haunting self-contained world, while multiple live video projections combine to tell a powerful story of transcendent passion between two ill-fated lovers. For the Big Sky premiere, the project brings together renowned Israeli Composer Ofer Ben-Amots and the global Opera star Jeanne-Michele Charbonnet.

Composer Ofer Ben-Amots’ compositions are performed regularly in concert halls and festivals Worldwide. His music has been performed by such orchestras as the Munich Philharmonic, ÖRF – Austrian Radio Orchestra, Bruckner Orchestra, Zürich Philharmonic, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Moscow Camerata, Heidelberg, Erfurt, Brandenburg, the Filarmonici di Sicili, the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, Milan Chamber Orchestra, Portland Chamber Orchestra, and the Colorado Springs Symphony among others. His compositions have been professionally recorded by the Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig, the Munich Chamber Orchestra, the Barcelona Symphony, the BBC Singers, and the renowned Czech choir Permonik. Ben-Amots has received commissions and grants from the MacArthur Foundation, Fulbright Foundation, Maurice Amado Foundation, Schleswig-Holstein Music festival, Fuji International Music Festival in Japan, Delta Ensemble from Amsterdam, Assisi Musiche Festival, and many others.