La vestale
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Milton (1804) |
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- See also Marie Sallé, whose stage name was "La Vestale".
La vestale (The Vestal Virgin) is an opera composed by Gaspare Spontini to a French libretto by Etienne de Jouy. It was first performed at the Paris Opéra in Paris on December 15, 1807.
La vestale is a famous opera in historical terms but is only very infrequently performed. There are several recordings of it. Two of its arias (translated to Italian and recorded by Maria Callas and Rosa Ponselle), "Tu che invoco" and "O Nume tutela", are better known than the work as a whole.
[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, (Conductor: ) |
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| Licinius, Roman general | ||
| Cinna, head of a legion | ||
| Chief Priest | ||
| Chief of the Aruspices | ||
| A consul | ||
| Julia, young vestal | soprano | |
| The Great Vestal | ||
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