- Le Juif errant (opera)
Le Juif errant ("
The Wandering Jew ") is agrand opera byFromental Halévy , with a libretto byEugène Scribe andJules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges .The opera is based extremely loosely on themes of the novel "Le Juif errant", by
Eugène Sue . Whilst the novel is set in 19th centuryParis and the Wandering Jew is incidental to the main story-line, the opera begins inAmsterdam in 1190 and the Jew, Ahasvérus, is a leading character."Le Juif errant" was premiered at the
Paris Opera on23 April 1852 , and had 48 further performances over two seasons. The music was sufficiently popular to generate a "Wandering JewMazurka ", a "Wandering JewWaltz ", and a "Wandering JewPolka ". [Anderson, (1991), p. 259.]Roles
References
*G. Anderson, "The Legend of the Wandering Jew", (Hanover, NH,1991)
*Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians , "Halévy, Fromental"
*Ruth Jordan, "Fromental Halevy, His Life and Music", (London, 1994)Notes
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