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La Vestale

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Opera in three acts
Libretto by ETIENNE de JOUY Music by Gaspare Spontini (sung in French)
Julia, a Vestal Virgin, yields to the love of the general, Licinius; the flame in the temple is extinguished and Julia herself condemned to death; but she is reprieved by a miracle.
ROME CHORUS AND SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA OF ITALIAN RADIO chorus-master GIANNI LAZZARI conducted by JESUS LOPEZ COBOS (Italian Radio recording) Act 1
2.55* Interval Reading
3.0* La Vestale. Act 2
3.45* Interval Reading
3.55* La Vestale, Act 3

Contributors

Music By:
Gaspare Spontini
Chorus-Master:
Gianni Lazzari
Conducted By:
Jesus Lopez Cobos
Source: Radio Times

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