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''[[La Juive]]'' ("The Jewess") is a grand opera in five acts by Jacques Fromental Halévy (1799 - 1862)[], with an original French libretto by Eugène Scribe ()[]. | ''[[La Juive]]'' ("The Jewess") is a grand opera in five acts by Jacques Fromental Halévy (1799 - 1862)[], with an original French libretto by Eugène Scribe ()[]. | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
The French work was first performed at the Opéra de Paris on 23 February 1835. | The French work was first performed at the Opéra de Paris on 23 February 1835. | ||
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| + | ==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 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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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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). | 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). | ||
| + | == 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 [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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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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Revision as of 08:47, 13 September 2019
La Juive ("The Jewess") is a grand opera in five acts by Jacques Fromental Halévy (1799 - 1862)[], with an original French libretto by Eugène Scribe ()[].
Contents
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.
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[1]
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
