La vestale (Spontini, Gaspare)

		Movements/Sections 3 Acts First Publication 1808 Genre Categories Lyric tragedies; Stage Works; Operas; Lyric operas; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; French language; For piano (arr); For 1 player; Scores featuring the piano; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For 2 players

Sheet Music

• Full Scores (6)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (5)
• Libretti (2)

Full Scores

 Preliminaries - Act I (Scenes 1—5)
*#219346 - 16.82MB, 153 (ii, #2-152) pp. -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - V/V/V - 629x⇩

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 Act I (Ballet)
*#219347 - 6.58MB, 61 (#153-213) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 202x⇩

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 Act II
*#219348 - 14.10MB, 128 (#214-341) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 336x⇩

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 Act III
*#219349 - 18.87MB, 170 (#342-511) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 278x⇩

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Massenetique (2012/5/14)

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Paris: Chez Mademoiselles Erard, n.d.(ca.1808). Plate 700.

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 Preliminaries - Act I
*#164057 - 11.09MB, 225 (vi, #1-219) pp. -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 715x⇩

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 Act II - Act III
*#164058 - 9.69MB, 299 (#221-519) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 499x⇩

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Milan: Ricordi, n.d.[1887]. Plate 51632.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete Opera

For Piano solo (Schubert)

 Complete Score
*#72771 - 4.78MB, 58 (iv, #1-54) pp. -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 981x⇩

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Massenetique (2010/7/28)

Arranger:

Ferdinard Schubert (1794-1859)

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Leipzig: Friedlein & Hirsch, n.d.(ca.1830). Plate 29.

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Overture

For Piano 4 hands (Ulrich)

 Complete Score
*#147311 - 2.66MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 64x⇩

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Morel (2011/11/7)

Arranger:

Hugo Ulrich (1827-1872)

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Leipzig : C.F. Peters, n.d.. Plate 5294.5711.

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For Piano 4 hands

 Complete Score
*#116269 - 2.10MB, 11 pp. -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 225x⇩

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Morel (2011/8/31)

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New York: G. Schirmer, 1895. Plate 11879

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For Piano solo (Ulrich)

 Complete Score
*#116783 - 0.82MB, 7 (i, #35-40) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 128x⇩

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Arranger:

Hugo Ulrich (1827-1872)

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Ouverturen-Album. Sammlung der beliebtesten Ouverturen für Pianoforte solo.
Leipzig: C. F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1889). Plate 7340.

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For Piano (Unknown)

 Complete Score
*#87413 - 1.91MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 394x⇩

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Ralph Theo Misch (2010/12/15)

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Répertoire der besten Opern
Vienna: S.A. Steiner, n.d.(ca. 1815). Plate C. D. 2310.

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Libretti

French

 Complete libretto
*#45283 - 1.36MB, 55 pp. -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 492x⇩

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operalala (2009/11/4)

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Roullet / P. Didot l'ainé?

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 Complete Score
*#116269 - 2.10MB, 11 pp. -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 225x⇩

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Morel (2011/8/31)

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New York: G. Schirmer, 1895. Plate 11879

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General Information

Work Title	La vestale
Alternative Title	Tragédie lyrique en trois actes

Composer	Spontini, Gaspare
Movements/Sections	3 Acts
First Performance	1807-12-15 Paris: Opéra
First Publication	1808
Librettist	Étienne de Jouy (1764-1846)
Language	French
Piece Style	Classical
Instrumentation	Vocal Soloists, Chorus, Orchestra

Misc. Comments

Roles

• Licinius, général romain (tenor)
• Cinna, chef de légion (tenor)
• Le Souverain Pontife (bass)
• Julia, jeune vestale (soprano)
• La Grande Vestale (mezzo-soprano)
• Le Chef des Aruspices (bass)
• Un Consul

Sections

• Act I
• Act II

• Toi che j'emplore / Tu che invoco

• Act III

• O des infortunés déesse tutélaire / O Nume tutelar