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Excerpts from a 1974 studio recording of highlights from Fromental Halévy's "La Juive", with Richard Tucker as Eléazar, Martina Arroyo as Rachel, Bonaldo Giaiotti as the Cardinal de Brogni, and the Ambrosian Opera Chorus. Antonio de Almeida conducts the New Pilharmonia Orchestra.

00:00 Ô dieu de nos pères
07:50 Va prononcer ma mort... Rachel, quand du Seigneur
15:53 Il est temps!

Libretto in French/Spanish: http://kareol.es/obras/judia/acto1.htm
Libretto in French/English: https://archive.org/details/lajuiveth...
(Sorry, it's the only one I could find for it)

Here's a translation for the aria, though:
Rachel, quand du Seigneur
(Rachel, when the Lord's)
La grâce tutélaire
(Tutelar grace)
À mes tremblantes mains
(In my trembling hands)
Confia ton berceau,
(Trusted your craddle)
J'avais à ton bonheur voué ma vie entière.
(I vowed to your well-being my whole life)
Et c'est moi qui te livre au bourreau!
(And it's me who sends you to the executioner)

Mais j'entends une voix qui me crie:
(But I hear a voice that cries to me:)
Sauvez-moi de la mort qui m'attend!
(Save me from the death that awaits for me!)
Je suis jeune et je tiens à la vie,
(I'm young, and I want to live)
Ô mon père, épargnez votre enfant!
(Oh, my father, spare your child!)

[Repeat the 1st couplet]

The tale of how this particular recording came to be is an especially sad one. Long story short, Richard Tucker, being a Jewish man, had a particular affection for Halévy's opera about the conflict between Jews and Christians. He tried to push for performances of "La Juive" at various opera houses, particularly the Met, but nobody wanted to stage it. Later, a few performances in London were held and they were overall well received. Hopeful, he went to contact the RCA to make a complete recording of the opera. They were skeptical too, so they decided to test the waters first and released a disc of highlights. It sold like hot cakes and apparently Tucker's dream was going to come true, but they put him on hold again for a full recording of "I vespri siciliani" with Plácido Domingo and Martina Arroyo. When it finally seemed like the recording sessions could begin, Tucker died from a heart attack. Terrible no matter how you look at it. The full story can be read here: https://artmusiclounge.wordpress.com/...