Fromental Halévy: La Juive (2024)
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’.
Directors: Tatjana Gürbaca, Götz Filenius.
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Ambur Braid as Rachel |
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John Osborn as Éléazar |
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Gérard Schneider as Léopold |
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Monika Buczkowska as Eudoxie |
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Simon Lim as Cardinal Brogni |
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Sebastian Geyer as Ruggiero |
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Danylo Matviienko as Albert |
| Directing | Tatjana Gürbaca | Director |
| Directing | Tatjana Gürbaca | Stage Director |
| Directing | Götz Filenius | Director |
| Sound | Fromental Halévy | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Henrik Nánási | Conductor |
| Writing | Eugène Scribe | Writer |