Welcome
Welcome to the website of Irena Scalerica, an accomplished composer, musicologist, folklorist, pianist. Winner of International Composers Competitions, winner of Vocal Competition, winner of Israel's festivals, producer and the author of more than 3000 concerts of the ensemble King David's Children in Israel, Holland, USA, Germany. Author of ballet Scenes of Vincent Van Gogh Life, Silver Goose, author of the opera 12 Months, musical Shay and Shelly, the composer of more than 40 Programs for Radio Kol Israel and Radio America WMNB, author of music for movies: Shalom al Israel, Mother Tongue, Creativity, Princess's War, White Night.
In 2012-2013, Irena Scalerica wrote the libretto and music for the children's ballet Silver Goose.
She composed the music for the film of Nariman Turebaev White Nights.
Irena had also started to work on a new projects, a musical and wrote several chamber works to the paintings of artists in Spain and the Netherlands.
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DOCUMENTARY 'A NANNY'
Richard Hajdú (Writer/Director) London.
documentary film A NENI
2016
music by Irena Scalerica
The film tells about the life of a lonely older woman.
BALLET ARIELS VINCENT VAN GOGH AT TABOR OPERA HOUSE
Ballet Ariel’s ballet Vincent Van Gogh opens on Saturday, July 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the historic Tabor Opera House in Leadville.
This dramatic ballet explores the turmoil and tragedy that marked the career of the genius artist Vincent Van Gogh. His unfulfilled love life and passionate follies are danced in a series of emotional duets. The tender and supportive relationship with his brother Theo is thoughtfully portrayed in the ballet. The tension in the ballet builds, while living together with Paul Gaugain in the south of France, he has his first episode of madness.
People are saying about the premiere of ‘Vincent Van Gogh’, “It took my breath away”, “Brilliant”, “Fabulous production to a mesmerizing score”. Choreographed by Ballet Ariel’s Director Ilena Norton with duets by Oleg Dedogryuk and Gregory Gonzales, the ballet is danced to beautiful, original music by Israeli composer Irena Scalerica. Also on the program are excerpts from the gorgeous wedding scene in Act 3 of the classical ballet ‘Raymonda’.
Irena Scalerica is a graduate of the Saint-Petersburg Conservatory and has won awards in the John Lennon international composer competition in 2001 and 2003. She has composed music for Vladimir Alenikov’s film the Princess War in 2013, which won 12 international film awards, and for Nariman Turebaev’s film Adventure in 2014. She has written music for three ballets, Van Gogh, Silver Goose, and Kambar Batyr. Her ballets combine classical and contemporary styles to create a complex and emotional expression of the story. This is the first time her ballet Van Gogh has been choreographed and presented by a ballet company.
World premiere of the ballet "Vincent van Gogh"
The 30th Haifa International Film Festival
Irena Scalerica, composer, author of music for the film "Adventure" made a presentation of the film at the 30th Haifa International Film Festival on 10/15/2014.
