World-renowned cantor at The Lyric

Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot, one of the greatest living performers of Jewish cantorial music, will be performing at The Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City Casino on 7 February 2010 for an exclusive gala concert, which will benefit the Ashdod Medical Centre in Israel.

21 Jan 2010

Dubbed the Jewish Placido Domingo, the celebrated cantor has been compared to legendary performers of cantorial music's golden age, including Yossele Rosenblatt, Moshe Koussevitzky and Zavel Kwartin.

Helfgot has been mesmerising capacity audiences in concert halls around the world with his haunting and uplifting voice for more than a decade. He recorded his first works at the age of eight and has served in synagogues in Israel, Europe and the US. He is currently chief cantor at New York's historic Park East Synagogue. The cantor has recorded three albums: “Look from Heaven”, “Avot”, and “Borchi Nafshi” (Bless Hashem My Soul).

Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Ashdod Emergency Medical Centre in Israel, which will serve the community with emergency medical and community health services.

The concert takes place on Sunday, 7 February at 7.30pm. Tickets cost between R250 and R1500, and are available from Computicket and The Lyric Theatre (011 248 5000). Go to www.goldreefcitycasino.co.za for more information.