Jacques Halévy
Born: 27th May 1799, Paris, France
Died: 17th March 1862, Nice, France
Nationality: French
Jacques-François-Fromental-Élie Halévy, usually known as Fromental Halévy was a French opera composer, widely regarded in his lifetime as one of the central figures of 19th-century French music.
A student of Luigi Cherubini, he achieved his first major triumph with La Juive (1835), a cornerstone of the grand opéra repertoire, and which Gustav Mahler considered one of the greatest operas ever written. The 368th performance of La Juive inaugurated the new Paris opera house, the Palais Garnier, in 1875. Halévy's bust stands on the façade, with the inscription "Poésie lyrique" above it.
During the following two decades, Halévy became a leading presence on the Parisian stage, contributing more than 30 operas including grand opéra, opéra-comique, and opéra-lyrique.
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- À moi, ma cohorte guerrière (from Jaguarita l'Indienne) (1)
- Approchons, approchons (from Jaguarita l'Indienne) (1)
- Assez longtemps la crainte et la tristesse (from La Juive) (1)
- Ce sentier nous conduit vers le couvent voisin (from La Magicienne) (1)
- Dans ces lieux (from Guido et Ginévra) (1)
- De mes aïeux ombres sacrées (from La Reine de Chypre) (1)
- Dieu que ma voix tremblante (from La Juive) (1)
- Enfin un jour plus doux se lève (from Les mousquetaires de la reine) (1)
- Et maintenant filles des bois (from Jaguarita l'Indienne) (1)
- Il va venir (from La Juive) (3)
- Jaguarita l'Indienne (1)
- La Juive (8)
- La Juive (highlights) (1)
- La Reine de Chypre (1)
- Rachel, quand du Seigneur (from La Juive) (32)
- Si la rigeur (from La Juive) (5)
- Sous leur sceptre… Humble fille des champs (from Charles VI) (1)
- Tu seras donc pour moi (from Guido et Ginévra) (1)
- Va prononcer...Rachel, quand du Seigneur (from La Juive) (2)
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