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Yaniv d'Or

Israeli opera singer

Yaniv d'Or יניב ד'אור
Portrait of Yaniv d'Or
Background information
Birth name	Yaniv Nehaisi
Born	(1975-03-11) 11 March 1975 (age 49) Holon, Israel
Genres	Classical crossover, folk, ladino, classical, opera, baroque
Occupation(s)	singer (countertenor)
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Labels	Naxos Records

Website	http://www.yanivdor.com/

Musical artist

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

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

Composer	Title	Role
Monteverdi	L'incoronazione di Poppea	Ottone, Nerone^[5]
Purcell	Dido and Aeneas	Sorceress
Handel	Giulio Cesare	Tolomeo, Cesare^[6]
Handel	Xerxes	Arsamenes
Handel	Orlando	Medoro
Gluck	Orfeo ed Euridice
Cavalli	L'Orione
Ioseb Bardanashvili	Journey to the End of the Millennium	Rabbi Elbaz

Discography

Title	Album details	Recording	Awards
Latino Ladino^[7]	Ensemble NAYA; Barrocade; Amit Tiefenbrunn, Conductor	Naxos Records	Top Ten albums by Gramophone
Exaltation^[8]	Ensemble NAYA	Naxos Records

References

^ "D'or Yaniv, counter tenor". Israeli Opera. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
^ Duchen, Jessica (2016-06-09). "Finding my wild Sephardi voice". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
^ "Yaniv d'Or". Opera Vlaandren.
^ "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.
^ "L'incoronazione di Poppea". mattiaspavlous.com.
^ "Giulio Cesare in Egitto". jcamerata.com.
^ 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.
^ "Exaltation". Naxos Records. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2018-10-17.