专辑简介

Questions of identity have been central to Israeli music from its inception. However, in previous generations, the search for identity was often embodied in a quest for a distinct, representative national style whose sources and characteristics have been determined and re-determined over the years. Zehavi's "Lonely Bird" introduces an alternative, present-day approach to the same lasting question. In this collection, Israeli identity is constructed not through unity, but rather through a variety of voices combining and complementing each other. Joined together, the various songs reveal a picture of plurality in which different influences, traditions, languages, and musical idioms can be heard. Yet the many voices speaking out in these songs are all part of an Israeli culture that is in a continual process of forming and evolving.

Soprano Claire Meghnagi graduated from the Rubin Music Academy in Tel Aviv, and continued her studies in Boston and Berlin. In 2007 she made her debuts at the world's most prestigious venues with "Le Jardin des Voix," William Christie's academy for young singers. She has performed as guest soloist at the Finnish National Opera, Estonian National Opera, New Israeli Opera, and at numerous festivals. Claire performs a vast concert repertoire in major concert halls in Israel, Europe, and the US and has performed with many of the world's great orchestras.