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2025
Public Choice
Mifletset Baktanah
Ady Cohen
Israel
The Public Choice Award is the only YAMaward decided entirely by the fans, and this year, the competition was a close one. With nearly 200 votes cast, Mifletset Baktanah (Kind of Monster) rose to the top, winning audiences over with its exceptional performance, earning its well-deserved recognition! The production is a groundbreaking children’s opera composed by Ady Cohen with a libretto by Shira Patchornik. Performed by the Bat-Kol Girls Choir and the Israel Conservatory of Music in Tel Aviv, it tells the story of Shiri, a girl who struggles to connect with others until she discovers the power of song to break fear and misunderstanding.
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