Colin schachat biography

Colin Schachat is an internationally acclaimed vocalist known for his wide-ranging repertoire, which spans opera, Broadway, Jewish liturgical music.
I am presently recording a selection of this wonderful music.
AN OBSERVANT Jew, Schachat – a businessman and musician – was born in Johannesburg, and made Aliyah to Ra'anana in 1992 at the age of 30 with.

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Singing with Bocelli ‘nerve-wracking but fun’, says former Linksfield chazzan

South African-born baritone and former Linksfield Shul chazzan Colin Schachat never dreamed that he would sing two pieces with world-famous Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli in front of more than 20 000 fans in Tel Aviv’s Bloomfield Stadium.

But on 8 June, Schachat, now based in Ra’anana, performed for the third time with the 63-year-old Italian operatic tenor.

“This type of event I had never done before,” says Schachat. “There were almost 24 000 people there. It was a hell of an experience. It was like a national event. It was a bit nerve-wracking and quite daunting, but also a thrill to perform with Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, which I had done before but not in these circumstances. As it was a home crowd for me, I knew a lot of people. It was fun.”

Eleven years after his last appearance in Israel, Bocelli also performed dynamic duets with his 10-year-old daughter, Virginia, his 24-year-old son, Matteo, and Israeli pop star Shiri Maimon.

Accompanied by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra an

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Schachat & sons: Ra’anana’s tour de force

Schachat and sons sang a diverse selection of popular music, joined by the superb ensemble known as the Ofer Portugaly Gospel Singers.

By DAVID BEN-SHAULUpdated: NOVEMBER 26, 2018 15:18

GIFTED ISRAELI baritone Colin Schachat is constantly on the move, and audiences everywhere love him! But there’s nothing like playing to a home crowd, especially when harmonizing with two of his four sons.After his spectacular debut appearance with popular Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli in Tuscany on September 6, Schachat returned to his hometown, Ra’anana, to perform on October 27 with his sons Gabi, 27, and Micha, 21, in a delightful evening of popular music accompanied by the Ra’anana Symphonette Orchestra conducted by Maestro David Sebba.Sponsored by Telfed, the South African Zionist Federation in Israel, the hall at HaMiskhan-Music and Arts House Ra’anana was sold out, with the audience predominantly comprising former South Africans and other English-speaking immigrants, who were treated to a wonderful rang

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From Linksfield and back again – Opera’s Greatest Hits celebrated in Jozi

Johannesburg resonated to the sounds of classical music as some of the giants of the genre gathered at the Linder Auditorium to celebrate Opera’s Greatest Hits.

With a collapsing currency and a failing economy, access to international performing artists and world-class talent is becoming increasingly scarce for South Africans.

Driven by Colin Schachat, one of South Africa’s greatest classical exports, the Johannesburg Festival Orchestra performed before a packed audience, with some of the most talented names in the opera world. Under the baton of conductor David Sebba, the music director of the Israeli Opera’s Meitar Opera Studio, the Festival Orchestra achieved its zenith.

Schachat began his musical career in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and played clarinet in the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Since moving to Israel in 1992, Schachat has become an internationally renowned opera baritone, performing with opera legends incl