Difference between revisions of "L'ebrea (1844 Pacini / Sacchero), opera"
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"La scena e' in Antiochia, al secolo I, sotto l'impero di Vespasiano." | "La scena e' in Antiochia, al secolo I, sotto l'impero di Vespasiano." | ||
The story is based on the famous drama (''La Juive'') by Eugène Scribe, set to music in France by Jacques Fromental Halévy in 1835. To avoid censure and the charge of anti-clericalism, the story is transferred back from the times of Catholic Inquisition to Roman times. Only in 1865, the "original" version by Halévy would premiere in Italy at Teatro alla Scala | The story is based on the famous drama (''La Juive'') by Eugène Scribe, set to music in France by Jacques Fromental Halévy in 1835. To avoid censure and the charge of anti-clericalism, the story is transferred back from the times of Catholic Inquisition to Roman times. Only in 1865, the "original" version by Halévy would premiere in Italy at [[Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy]] and the Pacini version would soon be forgotten. | ||
*Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan | *Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan | ||
==Editions, performances | ==Editions, performances== | ||
Published in [[Milan, Italy]]: Gaspare Truffi, 1844. | Published in [[Milan, Italy]]: Gaspare Truffi, 1844. | ||
Premiered in [[Milan, Italy]]: | Premiered in [[Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy]]: 27 febbraio 1844; and then Barcelona [Spain]: 1847. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Fiction--Italian|1844 Pacini]] | [[Category:Fiction--Italian|1844 Pacini]] | ||
[[Category:Music|1844 Pacini]] | [[Category:Music--1800s|1844 Pacini]] | ||
[[Category:Operas|1844 Pacini]] | [[Category:Operas|1844 Pacini]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:17, 6 February 2021
L'ebrea <Italia> / The Jewess (1844) is an opera by Giovanni Pacini (mus.) and Giacomo Sacchero (libr.). After Scribe.
Abstract
"Dramma lirico in quattro atti."
"La scena e' in Antiochia, al secolo I, sotto l'impero di Vespasiano."
The story is based on the famous drama (La Juive) by Eugène Scribe, set to music in France by Jacques Fromental Halévy in 1835. To avoid censure and the charge of anti-clericalism, the story is transferred back from the times of Catholic Inquisition to Roman times. Only in 1865, the "original" version by Halévy would premiere in Italy at Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy and the Pacini version would soon be forgotten.
- Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan
Editions, performances
Published in Milan, Italy: Gaspare Truffi, 1844.
Premiered in Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy: 27 febbraio 1844; and then Barcelona [Spain]: 1847.