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Fromental Halevy, best known for his opera La Juive, captured the romantic and contentious spirit of his time. His was one of the most eventful eras in French history, ranging from the fall of Napoleon to the establishment of the Second Empire, and he took part in what was happening around him, often reflecting it in his music. As a composer, Halevy regarded opera as a magic spectacle fusing drama, music, dance and art. His work - innovative, demanding, captivating - included more than 30 grand operas and operas comiques, almost all widely performed and many immensely popular throughout nineteenth century Europe and the United States. And, loyal to his Jewish faith, Halevy set to music several psalms for liturgical use in French synagogues. Wagner, for all his virulent anti-Semitism, hailed "Halevy's brilliant energy that has sped French grand opera along a new road". This book, our century's first full-length biography of Halevy, which includes previously unpublished excerpts from his diaries and correspondence, illuminates that road.
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- Title Fromentmal Halevy: His Life & Music
- Author Ruth Jordan
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First U.S. Editi
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Limelight, New York
- Date 2004-08-01
- Features Dust Cover
- ISBN 9780879100797 / 0879100796
- Weight 1.24 lbs (0.56 kg)
- Dimensions 8.81 x 5.67 x 0.89 in (22.38 x 14.40 x 2.26 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Composers - France - Biography, Halevy, F.
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96005945
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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