This fine audio recording of Halévy’s opera La Juive (The Jewess) features Ambur Braid in the title role, who ‘impresses with a luminous soprano that rises to dramatic heights and clear high notes that emphasise the purity of the character.’ (Frankfurter Rundschau) The role of Éléazar is taken by American tenor John Osborn, ‘a vocal phenomenon who astounds both in bel canto and nineteenth-century French opera … his diction is exemplary.’ (ConcertoNet.com) In the pit, ‘Hungarian conductor Henrik Nánási was impressive, leading the Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester with panache and style … Really marvellous to witness.’ (ConcertoNet.com)