LA VESTALE Spontini – Opéra national de Paris

Priestess Julia watches over the eternal flame of the goddess Vesta. While the Great Vestal condemns to death every virgin who breaks her vow of chastity, Julia is delighted to be reunited with Licinius, who has returned from war as a victorious Roman general. One night, as the two lovers swear their love before the temple altar, the eternal flame goes out…

Opéra national de Paris makes its OperaVision debut with Gaspare Spontini's La Vestale, a rarely performed opera that was triumphantly received when it premiered on this very stage in 1807. Stage director Lydia Steier explores the themes of religious extremism and militaristic zeal: can love have any hope of surviving between these two ruthless extremes? Conductor Bertrand de Billy leads the Orchestra of the Paris Opera and a first-rate cast, including Elza van den Heever as Julia, Michael Spyres as her beloved Licinius, and Eve-Maud Hubeaux as the Grande Vestale.

Full performance streamed on OperaVision from 6 September 2024 at 19:00 CET to 6 March 2025 at 12:00 CET: https://operavision.eu/performance/la...

CAST

Julia
Elza van den Heever

Licinius
Michael Spyres

The Great Vestal
Ève‑Maud Hubeaux

Cinna
Julien Behr

The High Priest
Jean Teitgen

The Chief of the Aruspices, a consul
Florent Mbia

Chorus
Opéra national de Paris Chorus

Orchestra
Opéra national de Paris Orchestra

Music
Gaspare Spontini

Text
Étienne de Jouy

Conductor
Bertrand de Billy

Director
Lydia Steier

Sets
Etienne Pluss

Costumes
Katharina Schlipf

Lights
Valerio Tiberi

Video
Etienne Guiol

Dramaturgy
Olaf A. Schmitt

Chorus Master
Ching-Lien Wu

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