Fromental Halévy: La Juive

Fromental Halévy’s five-act grand opera La Juive (‘The Jewess’) is one of the most popular operas of the 19th century, captivating audiences ever since its debut at the Opéra de Paris in 1835. Set in the 15th century and full of pageantry, the subject is the forbidden love between a Christian man and a Jewish woman, and the tragedy that ensues. Oper Frankfurt’s contemporary staging won great acclaim, with Ambur Braid being lauded for her ‘luminous soprano’ as the heroine Rachel, and ‘vocal phenomenon’ John Osborn heralded in the role of her father Éléazar as ‘immensely moving’.

Cast

Ambur Braid Rachel John Osborn Éléazar Gérard Schneider Léopold

Monika Buczkowska Eudoxie

Simon Lim Cardinal Brogni Sebastian Geyer Ruggiero

Danylo Matviienko Albert

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