Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center, Opera house in central Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center is an opera house in central Tel Aviv housing three main venues that bring together the Israeli Opera, Chamber Theater, and art exhibitions. The buildings contain multiple performance spaces designed for different types of artistic events.
The center was designed by Israeli architect Yaakov Rechter, with his son Amnon Rechter completing the Cameri Theater hall. It opened on 23 October 1994 as part of Tel Aviv's second cultural complex. Ron Arad designed the foyer's wavy concrete and steel ribbons and bronze wall, not a full interior renovation.
The center presents classical operas, symphonic concerts, and theatrical productions with both Israeli and international performers. Audiences experience a blend of traditional and contemporary performing arts throughout the year.
The foyer, designed by Ron Arad, is reached through entrances on the western and northern sides of the inner square; a rear entrance on the north side connects to the garden. Two large public entrances lead from the street into the square, and the Cameri hall sits in the 2003 addition by Rechter Architects.
The foyer, shared by the opera, theatre and concert halls, was designed by Ron Arad with twisting strips of concrete and steel and a bronze wall that also runs into the café inside it. A founders' corner unveiled there in October 2005 commemorates the founders of the New Israeli Opera.
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