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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.
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.
Kantorzysta: Polka na fortepiano, op. 68
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This sheet music is for a humorous song in the style of a polka, an example of the popular music that Warsaw composer Adolf Gustaw Sonnenfeld was famous for.

Contributor:

Adolf Gustaw Sonnenfeld

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

ca. 1870

Subjects:

Music, Print, Art, Humor

Categories:

Performing Arts, Theater/Drama, Opera
Page of Polish text with central figure in hat and moustache.