David Sebba Teaching Areas: Singer CoachingPosition in the Academy: Head of the Vocal Department Was awarded M.Mus in composition and singing from the Tel Aviv University's Rubin Academy of Music with Excellence. Won the first prize of the Academy voice competition. Composed theatre music, wrote arrangements and orchestrations, and sang solo roles with most of the orchestras and choirs in Israel. Participated in many productions of the Israeli Opera as singer, pianist and conductor and translated more then 10 operas into Hebrew. Won scholarships of the "Israel-America cultural foundation", the "MOST" foundation, The Israeli Opera, and of the "Israel Vocal Art Institute". Won the first prize of the Academy voice competition. Was a member of the staff of the "School for choral singers" and "Alon" school's acting class. Participated few times as a vocal coach in "Ticino-Musica" yearly summer courses in Switzerland and went on many concert tours abroad as pianist' singer and conductor. In 2003 he Established the Operatic ensemble 'OddOpera'. In the Israeli Opera he conducted Elisir D'amore, La Cenerentola, Zauberflote, La Traviata, andManon Lescaut. Nowadays he is the Director of theStudio for young artists of the Israeli Opera, conductor in residence of the Symphonette Raanana orchestra, The Director of the opera class at the Jerusalemacademy of Music and serves as a music director of two choirs. He participates in choral festivals in Europe and in recordings for the radio and the T.V. and performs in operas and concerts as a conductor, singer and accompanist. During the last two years he often performs the show: "Mad about Opera", his self written parody on history of voice, accompanied by pianist Irit Rub. Related Links: http://www.israel-opera.co.il/?CategoryID=181&ArticleID=428About David Sebba in the "Opus-Focus" Website עברית