Work Title
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La vestale
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Alternative. Title
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Tragédie lyrique en trois actes
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Name Translations
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La vestal; La Vestale; ヴェスタの巫女; Westalka; Vestalen; [7 more...]Весталка; Վեստալուհի; A szűz; Веста хĕрĕ; Vestal Bakiresi; Η Εστιάς; العذراء فيستال (سبونتيني)
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 219028204; LCCN: no95041035; GND: 300331339; [2 more...]SUDOC: 052637549; BNF: 13919550f
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Composer
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Spontini, Gaspare
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IGS 11
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts:
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- 8. Toi che j'emplore / Tu che invoco
- 13, O des infortunés déesse tutélaire / O Nume tutelar
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First Performance.
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1807-12-15 in Paris: Opéra
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First Publication.
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1808
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Librettist
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Étienne de Jouy (1764–1846)
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Language
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French
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Classical
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Instrumentation
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voices, mixed chorus, orchestra
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InstrDetail
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[more...] Roles
- Licinius, général romain (tenor)
Cinna, chef de légion (tenor) Le Souverain Pontife (bass) Julia, jeune vestale (soprano) La Grande Vestale (mezzo-soprano) Le Chef des Aruspices (bass) Un Consul
Mixed Chorus (SATB) Orchestra
- 2 flutes (both also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, strings
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Related Works
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Pieces based on 'La vestale'
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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