Israeli Opera Performs Carmen

The Israeli Opera holds a dress rehearsal before the opening of the 2012 Israeli Opera Festival of Geroges Bizet's Carmen at the foot of the ancient fortress Masada, Israel, June 5, 2012. More than 400 singers, performers, dancers and musicians are taking part in the production of Carmen on a special stage built on the desert floor. Masada is the site during the First Jewish-Roman War, where the siege of Masada by troops of the Roman Empire led to the mass suicide of the Jewish rebels. UPI/Debbie Hill