La vestale (Spontini)
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La vestale is an opera composed by Gaspare Spontini to a French libretto by Étienne de Jouy. It takes the form of a tragédie lyrique in three acts. It was first performed on 15 December 1807 by the Ac
Caroline Branchu in the title role of Julia, on a poster for the premiere
Set design by Antonio Basoli
Grand opera
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Grand opera is a genre of 19th-century opera generally in four or five acts, characterized by large-scale casts and orchestras. The original productions consisted of spectacular design and stage effec
Degas (1871): Ballet of the Nuns from Meyerbeer's Robert le diable (1831); one of the earliest sensations of grand opera
Set design by Francesco Bagnara for act 1 of Il crociato in Egitto by Meyerbeer
Meyerbeer Le Prophète set design for the final conflagration by Philippe Chaperon
Le Cid: ballet at Le Cid's camp. Set by Rubé, Chaperon and Jambon.