Israeli Opera performs Carmen in Masada

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Opera singers perform Bizet's opera,"Carmen" in front of a backdrop of the historical site Masada at the Dead Sea, during a dress rehearsal.

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Opera singers perform Bizet's opera,"Carmen" in front of a backdrop of the historical site Masada at the Dead Sea, during a dress rehearsal.

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Opera singers perform Bizet's opera,"Carmen" in front of a backdrop of the historical site Masada at the Dead Sea, during a dress rehearsal.

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Opera singers perform Bizet's opera,"Carmen" in front of a backdrop of the historical site Masada at the Dead Sea, during a dress rehearsal.

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Opera singers perform Bizet's opera,"Carmen" in front of a backdrop of the historical site Masada at the Dead Sea, during a dress rehearsal.

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Opera singers preparing to perform Bizet's opera,"Carmen" in front of a backdrop of the historical site Masada at the Dead Sea, during a dress rehearsal.

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Opera singers perform Bizet's opera,"Carmen" in front of a backdrop of the historical site Masada at the Dead Sea, during a dress rehearsal.

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Backstage scene before Opera singers perform Bizet's opera,"Carmen" in the historical site Masada at the Dead Sea, during a dress rehearsal.

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Backstage scene before Opera singers perform Bizet's opera,"Carmen" in the historical site Masada at the Dead Sea, during a dress rehearsal.

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Backstage scene before Opera singers perform Bizet's opera,"Carmen" in the historical site Masada at the Dead Sea, during a dress rehearsal.

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Backstage scene before Opera singers perform Bizet's opera,"Carmen" in the historical site Masada at the Dead Sea, during a dress rehearsal.

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The Opera Festival features internationally acclaimed performers and takes place at Masada which entered history in 73 A.D when hundreds of Jewish zealots gathered at its summit to commit mass suicide rather than surrender to besieging Roman legions.

Opera singers perform Bizet's opera,"Carmen" in front of a backdrop of the historical site Masada at the Dead Sea, during a dress rehearsal