David (Milhaud)
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David (Milhaud)
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David is a Biblical opera in five acts and twelve scenes by composer Darius Milhaud. The opera uses a Hebrew language libretto by Armand Lunel which is based on the Books of Samuel. The work was commissioned with funds provided by conductor Serge Koussevitzky who died prior to the opera's premiere, and was composed in celebration of the 3,000th anniversary of the founding of the city of Jerusalem by King David; the man who is the subject of the opera. The opera premiered in Jerusalem on June 1,
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2024-03-25T16:28:24Z
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