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Gaspare's Spontini's French-language La Vestale is probably the most often heard of his operas, but that is not saying much; the work was sung by Maria Callas in the 1950s, but performances are sparse. Here, it is revived in period style by Les Talens Lyriques and conductor Christophe Rousset, and a very good case is made for further attention. The story is action-packed; Julia, in the absence of her lover, General Licinius, becomes una Vestale, a Vestal Virgin and guards a sacred flame. When Licinius returns to town, the flame goes out, and Julia is sentenced to be buried alive. Licinius rallies his troops, vowing to kidnap Julia, and the flame is reignited later by a lightning strike. Spontini's orchestration of this tale is Beethovenian in its dimensions, and despite the difficulties of natural horns, it is exciting to hear this opera as Napoleon (thought to be the model for Licinius) and Josephine (who backed the opera) heard it. The singers are not Callas-level, but throughout, and especially in the choruses, there is a commitment to the text and its meaning that is rare in any kind of recording. Marina Rebeka, in the role of Julia, is fully involved in the character's plight, and the smoky-voiced Aude Extrémo as La Grande Vestale is worth the price of admission on her own. The singers are aided by clear, spacious studio sound engineering from the early opera specialist label Palazzetto Bru Zane, whose high standards are perhaps even exceeded here.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
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Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Tassis Christoyannis, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tassis Christoyannis, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Tassis Christoyannis, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Tassis Christoyannis, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist - Aude Extrémo, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Aude Extrémo, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist - Aude Extrémo, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Aude Extrémo, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist - Aude Extrémo, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Tassis Christoyannis, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist - Aude Extrémo, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Nicolas Courjal, Soloist, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Tassis Christoyannis, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist - Aude Extrémo, Soloist, MainArtist - David Witczak, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nicolas Courjal, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist - Aude Extrémo, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Aude Extrémo, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
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Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Tassis Christoyannis, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nicolas Courjal, Soloist, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist - Aude Extrémo, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nicolas Courjal, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nicolas Courjal, Soloist, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Tassis Christoyannis, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tassis Christoyannis, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Tassis Christoyannis, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Nicolas Courjal, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Nicolas Courjal, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nicolas Courjal, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - David Witczak, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist - Aude Extrémo, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nicolas Courjal, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Nicolas Courjal, Soloist, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Nicolas Courjal, Soloist, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Tassis Christoyannis, Soloist, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Etienne De Jouy, Lyricist - Gaspare Spontini, Composer - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ricordi, MusicPublisher - Marina Rebeka, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2023 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Album review
Gaspare's Spontini's French-language La Vestale is probably the most often heard of his operas, but that is not saying much; the work was sung by Maria Callas in the 1950s, but performances are sparse. Here, it is revived in period style by Les Talens Lyriques and conductor Christophe Rousset, and a very good case is made for further attention. The story is action-packed; Julia, in the absence of her lover, General Licinius, becomes una Vestale, a Vestal Virgin and guards a sacred flame. When Licinius returns to town, the flame goes out, and Julia is sentenced to be buried alive. Licinius rallies his troops, vowing to kidnap Julia, and the flame is reignited later by a lightning strike. Spontini's orchestration of this tale is Beethovenian in its dimensions, and despite the difficulties of natural horns, it is exciting to hear this opera as Napoleon (thought to be the model for Licinius) and Josephine (who backed the opera) heard it. The singers are not Callas-level, but throughout, and especially in the choruses, there is a commitment to the text and its meaning that is rare in any kind of recording. Marina Rebeka, in the role of Julia, is fully involved in the character's plight, and the smoky-voiced Aude Extrémo as La Grande Vestale is worth the price of admission on her own. The singers are aided by clear, spacious studio sound engineering from the early opera specialist label Palazzetto Bru Zane, whose high standards are perhaps even exceeded here.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 49 track(s)
- Total length: 02:11:37
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Les Talens Lyriques Christophe Rousset Flemish Radio Choir
- Composer: Gaspare Spontini
- Label: Bru Zane
- Genre: Classical
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