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Timeless fanaticism revisited

Timeless fanaticism revisited

David Alden directs La Juive in Geneva (****½)

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Dec 22, 2022
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John Osborne als Eléazar © Dougados Magali

Fromental Halévy's rarely performed opera "La Juive" directed by Peter Konwitschny was one of Opera Vlaanderen's undeniable successes under intendant Aviel Cahn in 2015. Barely seven years later, he is doing it again. Why this obsession with La Juive? David Alden's new production for Geneva cannot be called succ…

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