Giacomo Meyerbeer :: Jephtas Gelübde (Jephtha's Vow) - Vocal/Piano Score.

Meyerbeer's first opera, Jephtas Gelübde, has a libretto by the German academic Alois Schreiber, based on a Biblical theme taken from chapters 11-12 of the Book of Judges. The story centres on the vow the ancient Israelite Judge made to God in return for victory over the enemy: ""If t...

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Main Author: Letellier, Robert Ignatius
Other Authors: Starr, Mark
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Meyerbeer's first opera, Jephtas Gelübde, has a libretto by the German academic Alois Schreiber, based on a Biblical theme taken from chapters 11-12 of the Book of Judges. The story centres on the vow the ancient Israelite Judge made to God in return for victory over the enemy: ""If thou wilt give the Ammonites into my hand, then whatever comes forth from the doors of my house to meet me, when I return victorious ... I will offer him up for a burnt offering"". The first person he was fatefull ...
Physical Description:1 online resource (538 pages)
ISBN:9781443870245
1443870242

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