Tom Ben Ishai- Soprano  Born in Haifa, Israel. Tom is a graduate of the Meitar Opera Studio at the Israeli opera house, Tel Aviv. Also, she is a member of Cecilia Ensemble and the New Israeli Vocal Ensemble. She is also a graduate of the “Tedarim” project for contemporary music.  Tom is a graduate of the Dunie Weizmann Conservatory in Singing  and Piano. Tom served in the IDF as an outstanding Musician. Graduate of the Jerusalem Music Academy.   Tom is supported by the Ronen Foundation, Ely Leon Foundation, America – Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship, and the Haifa culture Fund scholarship. In March 2016, Tom took third prize at the Paul Ben Haim Competition. Tom took third prize at the Art Song Competition in Memory of Ada Brodsky, held at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance in January 2015 and February 2016. She also was a semi-finalist of the Belvedere international competition 2021 and took part in the 13th and the 15th International Singing Competition for Baroque Opera P.A. Cesti.  Lately she participated in the role of Belinda in "Dido and Aneas" by Purcell, Kate Pinkerton in "madame butterfly" by Pucci I, 2nd Dame in "the Magic Flute" by Mozart, Adela in the contemporary opera "the House of Bernarda Alba" by A. Freiberg, Sirena in the opera “La Liberzione di Ruggiero dall’Isola D’Alcina” by Caccini and more.   Tom is singing permanently with most of the big orchestras in Israel: She opened the 76’s season of the Israeli Philharmonic (Lahav Shani- conductor), The Israeli Camerata Orchestra, The JBO, The Barrocade, The Israeli Contemporary Players and more. Also, she regularly perform in recitals all over Israel in the field of art songs and lieder.