Die Zerstörung Jerusalems (oratorio)

24), is an 1840 oratorio by Ferdinand Hiller to a libretto by Salomon Steinheim largely based on biblical texts from the Book of Jeremiah and the Psalms.

There are solo roles for the prophet Jeremiah (baritone), King Zedekiah (tenor), and for the non-historical characters of Chamital, Zedekiah's mother (soprano), Achicam, a pious Jew (tenor), and Hanna, Achicam's sister (mezzo-soprano).

[1] Robert Schumann was at the premiere, and wrote that the oratorio "especially delights us with its powerful colouring, firmness, and seriousness of style"; he felt that, despite the composer's many years in Italy, "it is a German work throughout."

[2] Following the German premiere, Hiller sought to arrange performances of the oratorio abroad and wrote to Fromental Halévy asking for his help to arrange one in Paris; but Halévy's response was lukewarm, offering only the opportunity to perform extracts at the Paris Conservatoire.

The 1852 oratorio Jerusalem by the Anglo-German composer Henry Hugh Pierson also deals with Titus's destruction of the city.