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La Vestale

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Spontini's three-act opera, first staged in 1807, about the forbidden love between a vestal virgin and a victorious Roman general, set in 296 BC. Tonight's performance, sung in French, opened this year's season at La Scala, Milan, earlier this month.
Between the acts, Rodney Milnes talks about the production.
Chorus and Orchestra of La
Scala, Milan, conductor Riccardo Muti

Contributors

Talks:
Rodney Milnes
Conductor:
Riccardo Muti
Licinius:
Anthony Michaelsmoore(bar)
Julia:
Karen Huffstodt (sop)
Cinna:
Patrick Raftery (bar)
Pontifex:
Dimitri Kavrakos (bass)
High Priestess:
Denyce Graves(mezzo-Sop)
Consul:
Giorgio Surjan (bass)
Source: Radio Times

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