Spontini: La Vestale - The Sony Opera House

Riccardo Muti

• Released on 10/31/95 by Sony Classical
• Main artists: Riccardo Muti
• Genre: Classical

La Vestale. Tragédie lyrique en trois actes (Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini)

1 Ouverture

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:06:51

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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2 «La nuit achève sa carrière» (Licinius)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:02:38

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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3 «Près de ce temple auguste» (Cinna, Licinius)/Air: Dans le sein d'un ami fidèle (Cinna, Licinius)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:07:06

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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4 Duo: «Quand l'amitié seconde mon courage» (Licinius, Cinna)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:03:31

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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5 Hymne du matin: «Fille du ciel» (Choeur, la Grande Vestale, Julia)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:06:42

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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6 «Pour la dernière fois» (La Grande Vestale, Julia)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:03:17

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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7 Air: «L'Amour est un monstre barbare» (La Grande Vestale, Julia)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:05:23

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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8 «Ô d'un pouvoir funeste, invincible ascendant!» (Julia, choeur)/Air: Licinius, je vais donc te revoir (Julia, choeur) - Final

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:05:17

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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9 «De lauriers couvrons les chemins» (Choeur, Licinius)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:05:02

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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10 «Sur le dépôt de la flamme immortelle» (Le Grande Vestale, Licinius, Cinna, choeur)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:04:49

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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11 «Grands dieux! soutenez ma faiblesse» (Julia, Licinius, la Grande Vestale, le Souverain Pontife, Cinna, choeur, un consul)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:01:48

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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12 «La paix est en ce jour le prix de vos conquêtes» (Choeur)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:03:24

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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13 No. 1: Allegro marziale

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:03:16

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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14 No. 2: Presto - Allegretto spirituoso

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:02:15

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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15 No. 3: Andante con moto - Andante un poco lento -

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:02:21

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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16 Allegro con brio

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:02:21

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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17 No.4: Allegro brillante - Andante cantabile -

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:02:17

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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18 Allegretto con spirito

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:01:12

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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19 No. 5: Allegro marziale - Andante cantabile

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:00:48

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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20 No. 6: Allegro moderato

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:02:28

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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21 «Peuple, cessez vos jeux» (Le Souverain Pontife, choeur)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:03:06

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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DISC 2

1 Hymne du soir: «Feu créateur» (Choeur, la Grande Vestale)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:06:04

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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2 Air: «Toi que j'implore avec effroi» (Julia)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:08:56

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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3 Air: «Impitoyables dieux!» (Julia)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:03:51

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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4 «Julia ...» - «Je l'entends ...» (Licinius, Julia)/Air: Les dieux prendront pitié (Licinius, Julia)/Duo: Quel trouble...Quels transports... (Licinius, Julia)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:10:15

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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5 «Suis moi!» (Cinna, Licinius, Julia)/Trio: Ah! si je te suis chère (Julia, Licinius, Cinna, choeur)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:04:01

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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6 «Il vivra ... D'un oeil ferme» (Julia, choeur)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:01:30

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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7 «Les dieux demandent vengeance» (Choeur)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:02:04

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

(P) 1995 Sony Classical, a division of Sony Entertainment Holdings GmbH

8 «Ô crime! ô désespoir!» (Le Souverain Pontife, Julia, la Grande Vestale, choeur)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:02:56

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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9 «Ô des infortunés déesse tutélaire!» (Julia)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:02:38

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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10 «Nommez le mortel téméraire» (Le Souverain Pontife, Julia, choeur)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:05:08

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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DISC 3

1 «Qu'ai-je vu! quels apprêts!» (Licinius)/Air: Julia va mourir! (Licinius)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:04:26

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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2 «Cinna, que fait l'armée?» (Licinius, Cinna)/Air: Ce n'est plus le temps d'ecouter (Cinna, Licinius)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:03:55

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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3 «Pontife de nos dieux!» (Licinius, le Souverain Pontife)/Duo: C'est à toi de trembler (Licinius, le Souverain Pontife)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:05:17

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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4 «Différons, croyez-moi, l'instant du sacrifice» (Le Souverain Pontife, le chef des aruspices)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:00:52

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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5 Choeur et Marche funéraire: «Périsse la vestale impie» (Choeur, la Grande Vestale)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:07:23

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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6 Duo: «Adieu, mes tendres soeurs» (Julia, la Grande Vestale)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:02:31

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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7 «Un peuple entier demande que j'expire» (Julia)/Air: Toi que je laisse sur la terre (Julia)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:04:38

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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8 «Dieux puissants de cet empire» (Le Souverain Pontife, choeur)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:03:22

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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9 «Arrêtez, ministres de la mort!» (Licinius, Julia, choeur, le Souverain Pontife)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:06:00

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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10 «Chants d'allégresse» (Choeur, Julia)/Duo de Deuxième Acte: Sur cet autel sacré (Julia, Licinius, choeur)

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:05:50

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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11 No.1: Larghetto sostenuto -

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:02:50

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

(P) 1995 Sony Classical, a division of Sony Entertainment Holdings GmbH

12 Allegretto grazioso

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:02:59

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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13 No.2: Andante cantabile -

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:02:47

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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14 Allegretto

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:03:02

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

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15 No.3: Allegro con moto

Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano 00:02:59

Coro del Teatro alla Scala, AssociatedPerformer - David Mottley, Producer - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Librettist - Roberto Gabbiani, Chorus Master - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Composer - Denyce Graves (La Grande Vestale), Mezzo-Soprano - Anthony Michaels Moore (Licinius), Tenor - Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Tenor - Karen Huffstodt (Julia), Soprano - Dimitri Kavrakos (Le Souverain Pontife), Bass Vocal - Aldo Bramante (Le chef des aruspices), Bass Vocal - Silvestro Sammaritano (Un consul), Bass Vocal

(P) 1995 Sony Classical, a division of Sony Entertainment Holdings GmbH

About the album

• 3 disc(s) - 46 track(s)
• Total length: 03:02:06

• Main artists: Riccardo Muti
• Composer: Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini
• Label: Sony Classical
• Genre: Classical
Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

1995 Sony Classical, a division of Sony Entertainment Holdings GmbH