Ester d'Engaddi (1821 Pellico), play
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Ester d'Engaddi <Italian> / Esther of Engaddi (1821) is a play by Silvio Pellico.
Abstract
A tragedy in five acts by the Italian patriot and writer. The setting is a remote area of Israel where a group of Jewish refugees lives around 50 years after the destruction of the Temple.
Editions, performances, translations
Translated into English, Yiddish and Russian.
Provides the libretto of four operas:
- Ester d'Engaddi (1843 Malipiero), opera
- Ester d'Engaddi (1843 Peri), opera
- Ester d'Engaddi (1846 Graffigna), opera
- Ester d'Engaddi (1848 Pacini), opera