According to the ancient scriptures, the Queen of Sheba was obsessed with finding Wisdom, and so she journeyed to meet Solomon, who was known to be the wisest of all the rulers of the time, in order to put his knowledge to the test. Goldmark, who was born in Hungary to a religious Jewish family and forever remained true to his native country’s culture even after moving to Vienna, was inspired by the beauty of one of his students to write this feverish and biblically-themed tale of a love triangle between the temperamental queen, a young Jerusalem diplomat and the daughter of the high priest.
Credits:
Director: Csaba Káel
Conductor: János Kovács
Cast:
Zoltán Kelemen as King Solomon
Péter Fried as High Priest
Eszter Sümegi as Sulamit
Boldizsár László as Assad
Lajos Geiger as Baal
Erika Gál as the Queen of Sheba
Eszter Zavaros as Astaroth
Ferenc Cserhalmi as Temple Watchman