Performance

Venue	The National Opera House
	Also: Wexford Opera House, Theatre Royal
Town	Wexford
County	Ireland
From	14th October 1999
To	29th October 1999
The National Opera House (V1850998411)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Die Konigin von Saba (The Queen of Sheba)

Work:: Die Konigin von Saba (The Queen of Sheba) (S1944572830)

The story is set in Jerusalem during the reign of King Solomon. Despite it being the eve of his wedding to Sulamith, daughter of the High Priest, Assad is in love with the Queen of Sheba who is visiting Jerusalem. Assad blasphemes in the presence of the Ark of the Covenant, declaring that the Queen is his god. The people demand punishment by death. After the Queen pleads unsuccessfully with Solomon for Assad's life, the king is touched when Sulamith makes the same plea. He spares Assad but banishes him to the desert. There the Queen finds him and tries to persuade him to follow her. He refuses and drives her away. After a violent sandstorm, Sulamith finds him and the two are reconciled before he dies in her arms.

Production:: (T0111139129)

Sung in German

Company	Wexford Festival Opera
Performer	Max Wittges (King Salomon)
Performer	Cornelia Helfricht (Queen of Sheba)
Performer	Mauro Nicoletti (Assad)
Performer	Valerij Popov (Assad 23rd / 26th)
Performer	Inka Rinn (Sulamith)
Performer	Vladimir Glushchak (Baal-Hanaan)
Performer	Teresa Matlova (Astaroth)
Performer	Piotr Nowacki (Hohepriester)
Conductor	Claude Schnitzler
Director	Patrick Mailler
Design	Massimo Gasparon

Listing:: L0649922255

Production details

Sung in German

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