La Juive
An opera in five acts
Libretto by EUGENE scribe Music by Jacques Fromental Halévy
(first broadcast performance in this country)
The tragedy of Eliazar, torn between love for his adopted daughter and hatred of her people as the persecutors of his race. Cast:
Courtiers, soldiers, people of Constance
AMBROSIAN SINGERS chorus-master JOHN MCCARTHY NEW PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA leader DESMOND BRADLEY conducted by ANTON GUADAGNO
The scene is laid In the town of Constance in Switzerland in 1414. Act 1 A crossroads in Constance Act 2 A room in Eléazar's house
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Act 3 The garden of the Emperor's Palace
Act 4 A gothic apartment adjoining the Council Chamber
Act 5 A hill overlooking Constance