La vestale | |
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Tragédie lyrique by Gaspare Spontini | |
Translation | The Vestal Virgin |
Librettist | Étienne de Jouy |
Language | French |
Premiere | 15 December 1807 Salle Montansier, Paris |
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.[1] The musical style shows the influence of Gluck and anticipates the works of Berlioz, Wagner, and French Grand opera.[2]