Konigin Collection

GOLDMARK/SABA LIEBIG 5
Act 4 scene 5 : Assad, seeking his fiancee Shulamith in the desert, sees in a mirage the cortege of the queen of Sheba, who is leaving Solomon's court in a huff. Date: first performed 1875

GOLDMARK/SABA LIEBIG 6
Act 4 final scene : Assad finds Shulamith in the desert, but, exhausted, dies in her arms after they sing of their future bliss in heaven : the chorus share their raptures. Date: first performed 1875

GOLDMARK/SABA LIEBIG 2
Act 2 scene 2 : Assad is enamoured of the Queen of Sheba and declares his passion, though he is engaged to marry the High Priest's daughter Shulamith. Date: first performed 1875

GOLDMARK/SABA LIEBIG 4
Act 3 scene 4 : the queen of Sheba, though concealing her love for Assad, asks Solomon to release him from prison, but he refuses saying that Assad must be punished. Date: first performed 1875

GOLDMARK/SABA LIEBIG 3
Act 2 scene 3 : Assad, though king Solomon's favourite, angers him by renouncing the High Priest's daughter Shulamith, but the king insists that he marry her. Date: first performed 1875

GOLDMARK/SABA LIEBIG 1
Act 1 scene 1 : the Queen of Sheba arrives at Solomon's court : Assad, though engaged to Shulamith, falls instantly in love with her, which is a mistake... Date: first performed 1875

Napoleon and Konigin Luise of Prussia meet at Tilsit Date: 6 May 1807

Napoleon & Luise
Napoleon and Konigin Luise of Prussia meet at Tilsit Date: 6 May 1807

Sinking of German ship, Konigin Luise, by G. H. Davis
The sinking of the German mine layer, Konigin Luise, off Harwich in the early stages of the First World War. Showing the position of the Lance when firing the three fatal shots. Date: August 1914

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