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La juive
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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.

Contributor:

Jacques-François-Fromental-Élie Halévy

Places:

Paris, France

Date:

1835

Subjects:

Music, Print, Antisemitism, Love, Women

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Decorative Arts, Opera, Performing Arts
Woman leaning against table in room with an instrument in the background and incense burning in foreground.
Radical Jewish Culture
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These program notes were prepared for the Radical New Jewish music performances which were part of the ART PROJEKT Festival held in Munich in September of 1992.American New Music has always been noted…

Contributor:

John Zorn, Marc Ribot

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Date:

1992

Subjects:

Music, Jewish identity, Antisemitism, Artists

Categories:

Performing Arts, Political Culture
Robert le diable
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Robert le diable (Robert the Devil) is an opera in five acts composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer between 1827 and 1831. One of the first grand operas, it caused a sensation when it debuted at the Paris…

Contributor:

Giacomo Meyerbeer

Places:

Paris, France

Date:

1831

Subjects:

Music, Print, Antisemitism, Love, Women

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Decorative Arts, Opera, Performing Arts
Title page of score featuring a man pointing downward at a woman who is on the ground gripping a cross.