Shiri Magar
Soprano
Shiri Magar has been praised for her “brilliant and virtuoso voice” as Rosina and her “abundance of cascades, coloraturas, and garlands” as Semiramide.
A specialist in the bel canto repertoire, she feels equally at home in lyric roles, French opera, and the works of Mozart. Shiri recently appeared as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia at Teatro Zandonai in Rovereto, Italy, and with the Haifa Symphony Orchestra. Upcoming engagements include Frasquita in Bizet’s Carmen with the Israeli Opera.
Other recent engagements include roles such as Norina (Don Pasquale), Lisetta (La gazzetta - Rossini), Violetta (La traviata), Musetta (La Bohème), Lisette (La rondine), Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel), Cytheris (Die Klassische Witwe - Offenbach), Sophie (Werther), Lucy (The Telephone), the title role in Haydn’s Armida, La Contessa (Don Chisciotte della Mancia - Paisiello), and Laetitia (The Old Maid and the Thief - Menotti).
She has appeared with companies and festivals including the Salzburger Landestheater, Oper Graz, New Israeli Opera, Opéra Royal de Wallonie, the Valle d’Itria Festival in Martina Franca, and Euritmus.
She also performs in concerts and recitals internationally.
Shiri has sung under the baton of renowned conductors including Daniele Callegari, Speranza Scapucci, Daniel Oren, Omer Meir Wellber, and Frédéric Chaslin.
In April 2025, she received the Special Jury Prize, awarding her the role of Rosina, at the Bonisolli Concorso Lirico in Rovereto, Italy. In May 2025, she received an Encouragement Award from the Zenith Opera Competition. She was also a finalist in the American-Israel Cultural Foundation’s Competition and received the Exceptionally Outstanding Israeli Musician Award and second prize in Boston’s Classical Singer Magazine Competition. She has received numerous scholarships, including support from the Ronen Foundation, the International Vocal Arts Institute, and The Boston Conservatory.
A former member of the Meitar Opera Studio at the Israeli Opera, Shiri holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees (summa cum laude) from The Boston Conservatory.
“Shiri Magar presented wonderful cynicism, and a promising voice in the upper range as Musetta.”
-Ynet