Halévy

American  

[a-lay-vee] / a leɪˈvi /

noun

1. Fromental Jacques François Fromental Élie Lévy, 1790–1862, French composer, especially of operas.

2. his nephew Ludovic 1834–1908, French novelist and playwright: librettist in collaboration with Henri Meilhac.

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Halévy British  

/ alevi /

noun

1. ( Jacques François ) Fromental (fromɛ̃tal), original name Elias Levy . 1799–1862, French composer, noted for his operas, which include La Juive (1835)

2. his nephew, Ludovic (lydɔvik). 1834–1908, French dramatist and novelist, who collaborated with Meilhac on opera libretti

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Halévy

No doubt because its plot deals with anti-Semitism, “La Juive,” by Fromental Halévy, which preceded “Les Huguenots” at the Paris Opéra by a year, has attracted more attention recently.

From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2011

Besides a crowd of lesser names they have produced among composers Mendelssohn, Meyerbeer, and Halévy, and among contemporary performers Rubinstein, Joachim, Hermann Levy, and Lucca.

From Historical and Political Essays by William Edward Hartpole Lecky

Down the rue Halévy he went and on into the Place de l'Opéra; but here he slackened his pace, and something of his insouciance dropped from him.

From Max by Katherine Cecil Thurston

Nephew of the composer of "La Juive"—an opera not now heard as often as it deserves, perhaps—and son of a playwright no one of whose productions now survives, M. Halévy grew up in the theatre.

From Parisian Points of View by Edith V. B. Matthews

It is amusing to note how often M. Halévy has chosen to tell the tale of love among the very rich.

From Parisian Points of View by Edith V. B. Matthews

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