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The plot of La Juive (The Jewish Woman), an opera in five acts, centered around a romance between a Jewish woman and a Christian man. It was one of the most popular operas of the nineteenth century.
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Jacques-François-Fromental-Élie Halévy
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Paris, Kingdom of France
(Paris, France)
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1835
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[A coffee-houseFerrando, Don Alfonso and Guglielmo]No. i TrioFerrandoMy Dorabella couldn’tDo such a thing:Heaven made herAs faithful as she’s fair.GuglielmoFiordiligi simplyCouldn…
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Lorenzo Da Ponte
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Vienna, Holy Roman Empire
(Vienna, Austria)
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1790
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Merv:Sara, can I have my shirt? I’ve got a lunch date with the rabbi of Dublin.
Sara:Mervyn, you came all the way to Queen Anne’s Gate. Please sit a minute.
Tess:Sit down, Merv. I’ll get your shirt. W…
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Wendy Wasserstein
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New York, United States of America
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1993
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Robert le diable (Robert the Devil) is an opera in five acts composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer between 1827 and 1831. One of the first grand operas, it caused a sensation when it debuted at the Paris…
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Giacomo Meyerbeer
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Paris, Kingdom of France
(Paris, France)
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1831
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An Explanation of the Plot of this Book
Naʿma is the daughter of a caïd of one of the regions in Iraq, and Nuʿman is her paternal first cousin, whom she married while her father was still alive. When…
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Abraham Daninos
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Algiers, French Algeria
(Algiers, Algeria)
Date:
1847
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A Play by Molière in One Act of Sixteen Scenes[Carlo, Esterina]Carlo:Is there any news, Esterina? Do you have any advice for me?Esterina:Why do you want advice? I have a lot of news for you…
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Anonymous
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
1873
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ned’s apartment. It is stark, modern, all black and white.felixcomes walking in from another room with a beer, andnedfollows, carrying one, too.
Felix:That’s quite a library in there…
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Larry Kramer
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1985
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Gadhi, A Paria
Maja, his Wife
Benassar, Indian Attendant
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Michael Beer
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
(Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1823
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[Leidental’Sroom. Evening. Leidental. One of his fingers is bandaged.]
Leidental:[To himself.] At eight fifteen I felt I cannot any more with myself. I had: regulation misery, pain to top…
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Hanoch Levin
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Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1972
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As Performed at the Charleston Theatre
Alberti, Commander of the Florentine Army
Lorenso D’Medici, surnamed the Magnificent
Ippolito, betrothed to Antonia
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Isaac Harby
Places:
Charleston, United States of America
Date:
1819