La Terre Promise
ORATORIO IN THREE PARTS BY JULES MASSENET TO A FRENCH LIBRETTO BY THE COMPOSER BASED ON THE FRENCH TRANSLATION OF THE VULGATE BY SILVESTRE DE SACY
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La Terre Promise is an oratorio in three parts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by the composer based on the French translation of the Vulgate by Silvestre de Sacy. It was first performed at L'église Saint-Eustache in Paris on March 15, 1900, with Jean Noté, baritone, Lydia Nervil, soprano, and the orchestra and chorus totaling 400, directed by a former pupil of Massenet, Eugène d'Harcourt.