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Die Königin von Saba

opera by Goldmark
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Die Königin von Saba (The Queen of Sheba) is an opera by Austro-Hungarian composer Karl Goldmark, first performed in 1875. The opera was highly popular in the late 19th century.1

The story is based on the biblical account of the Queen of Sheba, ruler of the ancient kingdom of Saba in southwestern Arabia. According to tradition, she visited King Solomon of Israel to test his wisdom. The opera draws from this legend, which has been embellished in Jewish, Islamic, and Ethiopian traditions, with variations on her lineage, her interactions with Solomon, and the founding of Ethiopia's Solomonic dynasty.2

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