About this edition
Fromental Halévy's La Juive (The Jewess) stands as one of the towering achievements of French grand opera, a work whose scale, dramatic intensity, and moral urgency captivated audiences from its 1835 Paris Opéra premiere onward. Set against the backdrop of religious persecution in fifteenth-century Constance, the opera weaves a story of forbidden love, faith, and sacrifice that culminates in the tenor's celebrated aria "Rachel, quand du Seigneur." Its influence resonated widely, admired by contemporaries such as Wagner and Berlioz, and it remains a landmark exploration of tolerance and identity within the operatic canon.
This vocal score reproduces the edition issued in Leipzig by C.F. Peters, circa 1891, prepared by the German conductor and editor Gustav Friedrich Kogel (1849–1921). Kogel, who went on to serve as principal conductor of the Frankfurt Museum Concerts, was among the most respected editors of his generation, and his piano-vocal reductions for the Peters Edition were prized for their fidelity to the orchestral original and their practical clarity for rehearsal and study. Peters editions of this era were the standard reference scores used by opera houses, conservatories, and singers throughout Europe, and this Kogel edition of La Juive remains a trusted resource for performers and scholars approaching Halévy's masterwork.
About this edition:
- Format: vocal score (piano-vocal reduction) with full text underlay
- Page size: 8.5 x 11 inches
- Reproduced from a public domain historical edition
- Published by Purple 4R Publishing
Because this historical score has entered the public domain, we're delighted to bring it back into print in a clean, carefully reproduced edition — putting Halévy's remarkable opera within easy reach of conductors, singers, coaches, students, and anyone eager to explore this cornerstone of French grand opera.