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    Étienne Méhul: La Légende de Joseph en Egypte

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    10 works of classical music inspired by the Old Testament

    Mehul Joseph Egypte opera

    4. Étienne Méhul: La Légende de Joseph en Egypte

    After Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1798, all of France was intrigued by this ancient land and its stories. Méhul’s opera was a critical success and in 1810 it was awarded a prize for the best piece staged by the Opéra-Comique in the previous decade. It was rarely staged however until there was a new French production in Paris to mark the bicentenary of the French Revolution in 1989.

    1. Image 1: Moses in Egypt Rossini
    2. Image 2: Old Testament Adam Eve Le Sueur La mort d'Adam
    3. Image 3: Saint-Saens Samson et Dalila old testament
    4. Image 4: Mehul Joseph Egypte opera
    5. Image 5: Noah flood Il diluvio universal Donizetti opera
    6. Image 6: Saul and David Nielsen opera
    7. Image 7: Darius Milhaud David opera Jerusalem
    8. Image 8: Old Testament Verdi Nabucco Nebuchadnezzar
    9. Image 9: Ruth Boaz Old Testament Lennox Berkeley
    10. Image 10: Deborah Handel old testament Judges 10 images

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