“We always want to do more intimate things, and this was the opportunity,” said Weiss.
Weiss and Kareth began rehearsals for “The Medium” more than once during the last year and a half, often starting the process and then canceling rehearsals due to lockdowns and other COVID-19 scenarios.
Opera director Shirit Lee Weiss who is directing two brand-new productions, ‘The Medium’ and ‘Mothers’ at the New Israeli Opera in May and June 2021 (Courtesy New Israeli Opera)
“You create something and you return to it and then you say, wait, what was I doing with this? And, is it still correct? And why? Then you start rehearsals again and you return to it and you’re happy that you can,” said Weiss.