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''[[La Juive]]'' ("The Jewess") is a grand opera in five acts by Jacques Fromental Halévy (1799 - 1862)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fromental_Hal%C3%A9vy],  with an original French libretto by Eugène Scribe (1791-1861)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Scribe].
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''Not to be confused with Scribe's other opera libretto, '''''[[Le Juif Errant]]''''' ("the Wandering Jew")''
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The title often misspelled in non-French sources, e.g. "[[La Juif]]", "[[La Juife]]", "[[Le Juive]]", etc.
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==The original text==
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The French work was first performed at the Opéra de Paris on 23 February 1835.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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The Scribe libretto was adapted into [[Dutch]] as a "Groot Melodrama" ("great melodrama")  called '''''[[De Jodin]]''''' ("The Jewess") by W. Hempel ()[] and published in Utrecht by L.E. Bosch in 1838.
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== The original text ==
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Possibly translated from one of two French operas by Fromental Halévy, most probably ''[[La Juife]]'' ("The Jew") of 1835,  with a libretto by Eugène Scribe. A later version of the French work, entitled ''[[Le Juif Errant]]'' ("the wandering Jew") appeared in 1852, with a libretto by Eugène Scribe and Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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The [[Dutch]] play was performed in Cape Town in 1837. The translation was never published.
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== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Juive
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fromental_Hal%C3%A9vy
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 256-265, 374
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1892: Performed as ''[[De Jodin]]'' by [[amateur]]s drawn from the societies [[Aurora]] and [[De Eendracht]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 5 July, with ''[[Het Dorpspleidooi]]'' (Van Ray).
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== Sources ==
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Facsimile version of the Dutch text by Hempel, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=x-NNAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA4&lpg=PA4&dq=De+Jodin+door+Hempel&source=bl&ots=uIbyvijGtu&sig=ACfU3U1HjZecdhfRXI47L_uPS1Nf5Edn6w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjz3bG6gs3kAhUUsHEKHaqQCigQ6AEwD3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=De%20Jodin%20door%20Hempel&f=false]
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. 451
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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Return to [[Main Page]]
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1892: Performed as ''[[De Jodin]]'' by [[amateur]]s drawn from the societies [[Aurora]] and [[De Eendracht]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 5 July, with ''[[Het Dorpspleidooi]]'' (Van Ray).
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== Sources ==
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Facsimile version of the Dutch text by Hempel, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=x-NNAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA4&lpg=PA4&dq=De+Jodin+door+Hempel&source=bl&ots=uIbyvijGtu&sig=ACfU3U1HjZecdhfRXI47L_uPS1Nf5Edn6w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjz3bG6gs3kAhUUsHEKHaqQCigQ6AEwD3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=De%20Jodin%20door%20Hempel&f=false]
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. 451
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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Return to [[Main Page]]
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Revision as of 09:38, 13 September 2019

La Juive ("The Jewess") is a grand opera in five acts by Jacques Fromental Halévy (1799 - 1862)[1], with an original French libretto by Eugène Scribe (1791-1861)[2].

Not to be confused with Scribe's other opera libretto, Le Juif Errant ("the Wandering Jew")

The title often misspelled in non-French sources, e.g. "La Juif", "La Juife", "Le Juive", etc.

The original text

The French work was first performed at the Opéra de Paris on 23 February 1835.

Translations and adaptations

The Scribe libretto was adapted into Dutch as a "Groot Melodrama" ("great melodrama") called De Jodin ("The Jewess") by W. Hempel ()[] and published in Utrecht by L.E. Bosch in 1838.

The original text

Possibly translated from one of two French operas by Fromental Halévy, most probably La Juife ("The Jew") of 1835, with a libretto by Eugène Scribe. A later version of the French work, entitled Le Juif Errant ("the wandering Jew") appeared in 1852, with a libretto by Eugène Scribe and Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges.

Performance history in South Africa

The Dutch play was performed in Cape Town in 1837. The translation was never published.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Juive

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fromental_Hal%C3%A9vy

F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 256-265, 374

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions


Performance history in South Africa

1892: Performed as De Jodin by amateurs drawn from the societies Aurora and De Eendracht in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 5 July, with Het Dorpspleidooi (Van Ray).

Sources

Facsimile version of the Dutch text by Hempel, Google E-book[4]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 451

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page


Performance history in South Africa

1892: Performed as De Jodin by amateurs drawn from the societies Aurora and De Eendracht in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 5 July, with Het Dorpspleidooi (Van Ray).

Sources

Facsimile version of the Dutch text by Hempel, Google E-book[5]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 451

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page

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