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BROADCAST OF DECEMBER 13, 2003
SPONSORED BY CHEVRONTEXACO OVER THE CHEVRONTEXACO METROPOLITAN OPERA INTERNATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, 1 P.M.
Music by Fromental Halevy Libretto by Eugene Scribe
THE STORY
ACT I. Constance, 1414. The Emperor Sigismund has called a religious council, following his victory over the reformer Jan Hus. Townsfolk sing a Te Deum, but they are shocked to find someone working on this holy day. It is the Jew Eleazar, a goldsmith, who defies the Christian laws that once sent his sons to the stake. Ruggiero, the provost marshal, is about to arrest him when Cardinal de Brogni, president of the Council of Constance, stops ...