FULL LA VESTALE (Spontini) Piacenza 2024 Carmela Remigio, Daniela Pini, Bruno Taddia, Joseph Dahdah, Adriano Gramigni

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: La vestale  
• Composer: Spontini Giuseppe  
• Libretto: Étienne de Jouy    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: Teatro Municipale di Piacenza, Italy  
• Recorded: November 24, 2024
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: Carmela Remigio, Daniela Pini, Bruno Taddia, Joseph Dahdah, Adriano Gramigni
• Conductor: Alessandro Benigni  
• Orchestra: ORCHESTRA CORELLI  
• Chorus: CORO DEL TEATRO MUNICIPALE DI PIACENZA  
• Chorus Master: Corrado Casati  
• Stage Director: Gianluca Falaschi  
• Stage Designer: Gianluca Falaschi  
• Costume Designer: Gianluca Falaschi  

Information about the Recording

• Published by: OperaStreaming  
• Date Published: 2024  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs, frsubs, itsubs  

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

  La vestale (The Vestal Virgin) is an opera composed by Gaspare Spontini to a French libretto by Étienne de Jouy. It takes the form of a tragédie lyrique in three acts. It was first performed on 15 December 1807 by the Académie Impériale de Musique (Paris Opera) at the Salle Montansier and is regarded as Spontini’s masterpiece. The musical style shows the influence of Gluck and anticipates the works of Berlioz, Wagner, and French Grand opera.

  Spontini had finished La vestale by the summer of 1805 but had faced opposition from leading members of the Opéra and rivalry from fellow composers. The premiere was made possible with the help of Spontini’s patron, the Empress Joséphine, but only after being rearranged by Jean-Baptiste Rey and Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis. La vestale was an enormous success, enjoying over two hundred performances by 1830.

  Synopsis

  Place: Rome, About 269 BC
  Act 1
  Returning to Rome after a victorious campaign, Licinius finds his beloved Julia has become a priestess of Vesta. Although Julia attempts to avoid going to Licinius’s triumph, she is delegated to present him with a wreath. He tells her that he intends to kidnap and reclaim her.

  Act 2
  In the temple of Vesta, Julia guards the eternal flame and prays to be freed of temptation. Licinius arrives; during their rapturous reconciliation, the flame expires. Licinius is advised by Cinna to flee. Julia is interrogated by the high priest but refuses to name Licinius. She is sentenced to death for licentiousness.

  Act 3

  Despite the pleas of Licinius, Julia is to be buried alive; even when he admits his intrusion to the Temple, Julia claims not to recognise him. A thunderstorm ensues, during which lightning reignites the sacred flame. Recognising this as a sign from the Gods, the High Priest and Vestal Priestess release Julia who is then married to Licinius.

  Quoted from Wikipedia

   

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