Jacques Fromental Halevy

Libretto: Eugene Scribe

First Performance: Opera, Paris, February 23, 1835

First Peformance at the Israeli Opera: January 15, 2000

First Performance of this production at the Israeli Opera: April 13, 2010

 

Conductor		Daniel Oren
Director		David Pountney
Set Designer		Robert Israel
Costume Designer		Marie-Jeanne Lecca
Lighting Designer		Jurgen Hoffmann
Choreographer		Renato Zanella

 

Soloists
Eleazar		Neil Shicoff 13.4, 17.4, 21.4
		Francisco Casanova 15.4, 23.4, 25.4, 28.4
		John Uhlenhopp 16.4, 24.4, 27.4
Rachel		Marina Poplavskaya 13.4, 15.4, 17.4, 21.4, 24.4, 28.4
		Karine Babajanyan 16.4, 23.4, 25.4, 27.4
Brogni		Roberto Scandiuzzi 13.4, 15.4, 17.4, 21.4 ,24.4, 28.4
		Dmitry Ulyanov  16.4, 23.4, 25.4, 27.4
Leopold		Mario Zeffiri  16.4, 21.4, 23.4, 25.4, 27.4
		Robert McPherson 13.4, 15.4, 17.4, 24.4, 28.4
Eudoxie		Massis Annick 13.4, 15.4, 17.4, 21.4 ,23.4, 25.4, 28.4
		Jessica Pratt   16.4, 24.4, 27.4
Ruggiero		Carlo Striuli
Albert		Vladimir Braun
citizens from the audience		Sorin Semillian
		Anatoli Krasik
Solo Dancers		Beate Vollack
		Christian Rovny

The Israeli Opera Chorus

Conductor: Yishai Steckler

The Opera Orchestra - The Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion

Sung in French

Surtitles in English and Hebrew

Surtitles: Israel Ouval

Length of performance: approx. three hours and 45 minutes

The Jewish goldsmith Eleazar and his sole daughter Rachel try to celebrate the Passover Seder in hiding in anti-Semitic Middle Age Germany.

Synopsis

Production's Album

Photos: Yossi Zwecker

Further Reading:

Neil Shicoff speaks about the role of Eleazar in La Juive

From the director of La Juive

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Dates

Tues 13.4.10 (19:30), Thurs 15.4.10  (19:30), Fri 16.4.10 (12:30), Sat 17.4.10 (20:30),

Wed 21.4.10 (19:30), Fri 23.4.10 (12:30), Sat 24.4.10 (20:30), Sun 25.4.10 (19:30),

Tues 27.4.10 (19:30), Wed 28.4.10 (19:30)

Ticket Prices: 175/237/304/378/428 Nis
*15 Nis more for Saturday night performances 

Towards Opening: Sat 10.4.10 (11:00)

Ticket Price: 70 Nis

Before the show back stage tours: Sat 17.4 (19:30), Wed 21.4 (18:30), 
                                                      
                                                      Tues 27.4 (18:30), Wed 28.4 (18:30)

Ticket Price: 25 Nis

Opera Talkback: Thurs 15.4, Wed 21.4, Sun 25.4

*Please note early curtain time for this production

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Review

"Shicoff raises compassion like a bird whose wings have been broken." (Suddeutsche Zeitung)

 

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