Hazzan · Voice Teacher · Jerusalem
Prayer, opera, and theliving art of the hazzan.
David Moses Presler — international bass-baritone cantor, voice teacher and concert artist. Four decades of song, carried from the opera house to the bimah, and now home in Jerusalem.
“When words come from the heart, they go into the heart.”
A cantor's soul, a stage performer's craft.
David Moses Presler is an international bass-baritone cantor who made aliyah to Jerusalem in 2021. For four decades he has led congregations across America and Israel, sung opera and art song on the concert stage, and taught the living art of the hazzan — always chasing the same thing: prayer that a listener can feel.
If you feel God deeply, and express it through your interpretation of the prayers, the congregation will feel it too.
years serving congregations
instructional videos on Chazanut.org
liturgical settings composed
languages sung on the concert stage
Three ways to work with David
From leading a congregation in prayer to finding the voice you didn't know you had — the same care, whichever brings you here.
Prayer, sung so it can be felt
High Holidays, Shabbat and guest-cantor appearances — traditional nusach carried by a bass-baritone, never in a rush.
Invite David to lead02Study VoiceFind the voice you didn't know you had
Bel canto technique for singers, cantors and complete beginners — opera to pop, ages 5 to 90, in person or online.
Book a first lesson03Bar & Bat MitzvahMore than a portion learned by heart
Torah, haftarah and real confidence — a student-centred preparation that becomes a skill for life.
Start the conversationWhen the hazzan takes a second before a phrase and infuses it with imagination and feeling, the listener can relate to what he is seeing and feeling.
David Presler — The Torah of the Hazzanut
From the stage & the bimah
A few favourites — cantorial nusach, an opera showpiece, and an original song. Hundreds more on his channel.
A congregation, a simcha, or a voice waiting to be found.
Wherever you are in Israel or beyond, David would love to hear from you.