Film

Fromental Halévy: La Juive

2024 · 3h 19m · Music · History · Drama

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’.

Ambur Braid

Rachel

John Osborn

Éléazar

Gérard Schneider

Léopold

Monika Buczkowska

Eudoxie

Simon Lim

Cardinal Brogni

Sebastian Geyer

Ruggiero

Danylo Matviienko

Albert

• Tatjana GürbacaDirector
• Götz FileniusDirector
• Eugène ScribeWriter
• Fromental HalévyOriginal Music Composer

Fromental Halévy – La Juive (Ambur Braid / John Osborn / Oper Frankfurt)

Release date

July 11, 2024

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

3h 19m

Genres

Music, History, Drama