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The plot of La Juive (The Jewish Woman), an opera in five acts, centered around a romance between a Jewish woman and a Christian man. It was one of the most popular operas of the nineteenth century.
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Jacques-François-Fromental-Élie Halévy
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Paris, Kingdom of France
(Paris, France)
Date:
1835
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[When the lights come up again we’re in a courtroom. Three colonels at the judges’ table. On one side, prosecutor matzkas, and Simon, a military judge. On the other side defense attorney devcsery. Opp…
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Aharon Megged
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Tel Aviv, Israel
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1958
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Reb Shmelke:
Well, I can see that you are a clever man, so I will tell you the whole story in brief. [He takes a drink.] As you see me before you, I’m called Reb Smelke [Shmelke, as pronounced by a…
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Solomon Ettinger
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Zamość, Russian Empire
(Zamość, Poland)
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1839
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Artist Unknown
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Paris, Kingdom of France
(Paris, France)
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ca. 1848
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Napoleon Sarony
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New York City, United States of America
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1866
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[A coffee-houseFerrando, Don Alfonso and Guglielmo]No. i TrioFerrandoMy Dorabella couldn’tDo such a thing:Heaven made herAs faithful as she’s fair.GuglielmoFiordiligi simplyCouldn…
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Lorenzo Da Ponte
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Vienna, Holy Roman Empire
(Vienna, Austria)
Date:
1790
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Giacomo Meyerbeer
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Paris, Kingdom of France
(Paris, France)
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1849
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Karl Goldmark
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Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire
(Vienna, Austria)
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1875
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Geskel Salomon
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Gothenburg, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
(Göteborg, Sweden)
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19th Century
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Friends, let’s celebrate this day—Viva!
Purim, occasion to be gay—Viva!
Safe and free from Haman’s wrong,
Let’s shout in unison this song—Viva, viva, viva . . .
Esther, brilliant as the sun—Viva!
G…
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Moses L. Penha
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1847