Celebrating Nurit Hirsh's 84th Birthday - Israel Prize (20:00)

Celebrating Nurit Hirsh's 84th birthday! "Israel Prize – The Music, The Winners, The Memories" Celebrating the 84th birthday of Israel Prize laureate Nurit Hirsh with a sweeping, moving show paying tribute to her life's work! Israel Prize laureate Nurit Hirsh will celebrate her 84th birthday on the Heichal HaTarbut stage, where she will meet international singer Tzachi Sitton (Isaac Sutton) and Israeli opera star Tal Bergman. The show features the best songs written by composer Nurit Hirsh, which have become the soundtrack of our lives and true anthems of Israeli music, an inseparable part of the State of Israel's history. The evening's repertoire will include, among others, the following songs that have become cornerstones of the Israeli classic songbook: "Next Year," "Lilac Blossom," "To Follow You Captive," "Nechama," "Somewhere," "Avnivi," "He Makes Peace in His Heights," "The Policeman's Ballad," "Ach Ya Rav," "In the Orchard by the Trough," "Angel from Jacob's Ladder," "Behold, Days Are Coming," "Give Me Your Hand," and more... The reviews are full of praise! "If you're looking for two hours of peace for yourselves and for all of Israel, you may not need help from heaven. Just get a ticket to the dazzling joint show by Hirsh and Sitton before the tour ends" (Jerusalem Post). An evening of pure delight! Run and get tickets! (Tzipi Shochat, Haaretz). "A nostalgic and thrilling musical show... there isn't a dull moment in the show. It is highly entertaining and gripping. The very fact that the show flies by, with the pleasantness and passion of its captivating music, makes it entertainment at its best." (Chaim Noy, Haaretz). "Tzachi Sitton, one of the finest bass-baritone singers in our country, a talented and charismatic performer who manages to captivate and excite the audience with his powerful, steady singing and his delivery, which combines measured and well-calculated acting" (The Marker). "Forget the parks and the Caesareas for a moment, leave everything behind — if you appreciate and love music for its own sake, if you know how to appreciate polished, world-class performances, reserve yourselves a show with a first-rate bass-baritone singer, with a velvety timbre in his voice, who gives the audience an hour and a half full of wonders, including musically gorgeous duets. It's a full hour and a half of pure pleasure for the ears, with excellent songs, seasoned with linking segments that bring a smile and leave you wanting more" (Yuval Arel, culture correspondent). "An evening served with love and bursting talent... a deep and moving voice... a most enjoyable evening that instills magical smiles" (Habama).