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(The Jewe ) Composer: FRO MENTAL HALEVY Book by EUGENE SCRIBE First performance: Opéra, Paris, February 23, 1835 5 acts. In 1414 IN CONSTANCCE, Rachel, the supposed daughter of the wealthy Jewish merchant, Eleazar, is loved by Prince Leopold, a man she knows only as Samuel, an artist. When she discovers that Samuel is not only Prince Leopold but has a wife, Eudoxia, as well, she is overwhelmed, and accuses him publicly. Cardinal Brogni imprisons all three, also excommunicating the Prince. Rachel finally recalls her accusation at the behest of Prince Eudoxia, whereupon Eleazer and Rachel are accused of plotting against a Christian. Before they are to die in boiling oil, Eleazar points out that Rachel is not his daughter but the Cardinal’s, a child he had saved from the Cardinal’s palace when it burned III. Synopses of Operas (Stories of the Operas) — K k