Gaspare Spontini (1774-1851) La Vestale (1807)
Tragédie lyrique in 3 acts on a livretto by Étienne de Jouy. Premiered on 15 December 1807 at the Académie impériale de musique, in Paris.
Marina Rebeka Julia Stanislas de Barbeyrac Licinius Tassis Christoyannis Cinna Nicolas Courjal Le Grand Pontife Aude Extrémo La Grande Vestale
Chœur de la Radio flamande Les Talens Lyriques Christophe Rousset Direction
Opera sung in french, with french and english subtitles.
Coproduction Palazzetto Bru Zane, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Les Talens Lyriques, as part of the 9th festival Palazzetto Bru Zane Paris.
“Much like Cherubini’s Médée and Salieri’s Les Danaïdes, La Vestale is one of those landmark works that points to new horizons and is oriented towards the future in a truly striking way.”
– Christophe Rousset
