Moni Ovadia (born 16 April 1946 in Plovdiv) is an Italian actor,
musician, singer and theatrical author. "Moni" is short for "Salomone"
(Solomon).Ovadia was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, in 1946 to a Jewish
family who moved to Milan in Ovadia's early childhood. He attended
Milan's Jewish school. Here he graduated in political science and made
his debut in the theatre world under Roberto Leydi, as singer and
musician in the band Almanacco Popolare. In 1972, he founded a
company, the Gruppo Folk Internazionale, playing mainly songs and
music from the Balkans.Ovadia's debut as a theatrical actor was in
1984. In 1990, he created the Theatre Orchestra and produced Oylem
Goylem, which he successfully toured in Italy, France, Germany and
USA. Oylem Goylem (Yiddish for "The world is dumb") skillfully melded
satire and klezmer music sung by Ovadia himself. In 2005, the
spectacle was broadcast by RAI, Italy state TV.In 1995, Ovadia wrote
Dybbuk, about the Shoah, considered one of the most important Italian
theatrical shows of the period. In the same year, he produced Taibele
e il suo demone and Diario ironico dall'esilio, written with Roberto
Andò. His following spectacles include Ballata di fine millennio
(1996), Pallida madre, tenera sorella (1996), Il caso Kafka ("The
Kafka File", 1997, with Andò), Trieste, ebrei e dintorni (1998),
Mame, mamele, mamma, mamà ... (1998), Joss Rakover si rivolge a Dio
(1999), il banchiere errante (2001), L'armata a cavallo (2003).
musician, singer and theatrical author. "Moni" is short for "Salomone"
(Solomon).Ovadia was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, in 1946 to a Jewish
family who moved to Milan in Ovadia's early childhood. He attended
Milan's Jewish school. Here he graduated in political science and made
his debut in the theatre world under Roberto Leydi, as singer and
musician in the band Almanacco Popolare. In 1972, he founded a
company, the Gruppo Folk Internazionale, playing mainly songs and
music from the Balkans.Ovadia's debut as a theatrical actor was in
1984. In 1990, he created the Theatre Orchestra and produced Oylem
Goylem, which he successfully toured in Italy, France, Germany and
USA. Oylem Goylem (Yiddish for "The world is dumb") skillfully melded
satire and klezmer music sung by Ovadia himself. In 2005, the
spectacle was broadcast by RAI, Italy state TV.In 1995, Ovadia wrote
Dybbuk, about the Shoah, considered one of the most important Italian
theatrical shows of the period. In the same year, he produced Taibele
e il suo demone and Diario ironico dall'esilio, written with Roberto
Andò. His following spectacles include Ballata di fine millennio
(1996), Pallida madre, tenera sorella (1996), Il caso Kafka ("The
Kafka File", 1997, with Andò), Trieste, ebrei e dintorni (1998),
Mame, mamele, mamma, mamà ... (1998), Joss Rakover si rivolge a Dio
(1999), il banchiere errante (2001), L'armata a cavallo (2003).
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