Batzal Yarok (
Hebrew: בצל ירוק (lit. Green Onion) was an
Israeli
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theatre and entertainment troupe founded in 1957 by ex-members of the
IDF
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Organizations
* Israeli Diving Federation
* Interac ...
army ensemble, Lahakat Hanahal.
History
Among those who wrote songs for the group was
Sasha Argov
Alexander "Sasha" Argov ( he, סשה ארגוב, born Alexander Abramovich; Moscow, 26 October 1914 – Tel Aviv, 27 September 1995) was a prominent Israeli composer.
Life and career
Argov was born Alexander Abramovich in Moscow, Russia in 1914 ...
. It was one of the most well-known entertainment troupes in
Israel in the late 1950s and early 1960s. One of the founding members of Batzal Yarok was
Uri Zohar.
Chaim Topol performed with the group from 1960 to 1964.
Ephraim Kishon wrote several satirical skits for Batzak Yarok.
Naomi Shemer wrote the texts for the first performance of Batzal Yarok in 1957. Her song ''Zamar Noded'' (Wandering Troubadour) was also written for the troupe.
Shows
* ''Shmor Al HaGvul'' (Guard the Border) - This show was produced by the founders of the troupe before the end of their military service
* 1957: ''Kvisat HaRash'' (The Poor Man's Laundry) - A pun with the Hebrew words ''Kvisa'' (Laundry) and ''Kivsa'' (Sheep), referencing the biblical
parable
A parable is a succinct, didactic story, in prose or verse, that illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles. It differs from a fable in that fables employ animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature as characters, w ...
employed by Nathan the Prophet to condemn the relationship between
David and
Bathsheba
Bathsheba ( or ; he, בַּת־שֶׁבַע, ''Baṯ-šeḇaʿ'', Bat-Sheva or Batsheva, "daughter of Sheba" or "daughter of the oath") was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, according to the Hebrew Bible. She was the mother of ...
.
* 1958: ''Hop Avarnu'' (Hop! We Moved)
* 1959: ''Af Mila LeMorgenstein'' (Not a Word to Morgenstein) - This show became the basis for a movie with the same name, filmed in 1963.
* 1959: ''Ve... Shalosh Nekudot!'' (And ... Three Points!)
* 1960: ''Chatul BaSak'' (Cat in the Sack).
Troupe members
*
Uri Zohar - Vocals,
Direction
* Ilana Rovina - Vocals
* Yona Atari - Vocals
* Shimon Israeli - Vocals
*
Nechama Hendel
Nechama 'Nama' Hendel ( he, נחמה הנדל; 22 August 1936 – 30 September 1998) was an Israeli singer.
She began in the IDF Nahal music troupe, and came out of the Tsahal music scene in the 1950s, first in the duet "Ran veNama" – with ...
- Vocals
*
Zaharira Harifai
Zaharira Harifai ( he, זהרירה חריפאי; December 12, 1929 – January 2, 2013) was an Israeli film, stage, and television actress and recipient of the Israel Prize in Theater, which she was awarded in 2003. ''The Jerusalem Post'' called ...
- Vocals
* Gabi Amrani - Vocals
* Yosef Oreg -
Accordion
Accordions (from 19th-century German ''Akkordeon'', from ''Akkord''—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed ...
*
Chaim Topol and Galya Topol - Vocals
* Eliahu Barkai - Vocals
*
Oded Kotler - Vocals
* Ruti Atias - Vocals
*
Avraham Mor
Avraham Mor ( he, אברהם מור; May 5, 1935 – December 16, 2012) was an Israel, Israeli actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Tel Aviv, Mor started out in his teenage years performing in a show for the Hashomer Hatzair alongside fellow ...
- Took part only in the first show.
* Nira Adi
* Aliza Kashi
*
Arik Einstein
* Shai Danon
* Martin Brecher -
Trumpet
* David Elshayach - Drums and Percussion
* Shmuel Bonim
See also
*
Music of Israel
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Green Onion (Band)
Musical groups established in 1957
Musical groups disestablished in 1961
Israeli musical groups