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In the evening through her garden
Wanders the Alcalde’s daughter;
Festal sounds of drum and trumpet
Ring out hither from the castle.
“I am weary of the dances,
Honeyed words of adulation
From the…
Contributor:
Heinrich Heine
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Göttingen, German Confederation (Göttingen, Germany)
Date:
1827
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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)
Date:
1831
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He married Sonechka early, out of love. He loved her passionately only for the first two years. Then he lost interest but didn’t even notice it. He wasn’t thinking about love and women as a rule. He…
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Semyon Yushkevich
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Berlin, Weimar Republic (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1922
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Gadhi, A Paria
Maja, his Wife
Benassar, Indian Attendant
Contributor:
Michael Beer
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1823
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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
Places:
Paris, Kingdom of France (Paris, France)
Date:
1835