Mercadante’S Masterpiece, La Vestale (The Vestal Virgin) Was First Staged in Naples in 1840

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225310-11inlay EU 10/8/05 3:21 pm Page 1 Regarded by many as Mercadante’s masterpiece, La vestale (The Vestal Virgin) was first staged in Naples in 1840. It tells the tragic story of Emilia, who takes her vows as a vestal, thinking her beloved Decio dead. His triumphant return from war offers a dilemma that is only finally resolved by the death of the lovers, Decio by his own hand, and Emilia buried alive. Military triumph and the final entombment of Emilia anticipate events in Verdi’s Aida, written thirty years later. Wexford Festival Opera is acclaimed world-wide for its courageous programming of neglected repertoire and its high production values. DDD 8.225310-11 Wexford Festival Opera 8.225310-11 is funded by Saverio MERCADANTE Playing Time (1795-1870) 97:09 6 La vestale – Opera in Three Acts MERCADANTE: Lavestale Emilia . Doriana Milazzo, Soprano 36943 53102 Decio . Dante Alcalá, Tenor Giunia . Agata Bienkowska, Mezzo-Soprano Publio . Davide Damiani, Baritone La Gran Vestale . Danna Glaser, Soprano Metello Pio . Andrea Patucelli, Bass-Baritone Licinio Murena . Ladislav Elgr, Tenor 0 Lucio Silano . Mattia Denti, Bass www.naxos.com Made intheEU www.naxos.com/libretti/lavestale.htm The librettocanbefoundat Kommentar undHandlunginDeutsch Booklet notesandsynopsisinEnglish ắ Wexford Festival Opera 2004 production & Directed by Thomas de Mallett Burgess • Designed by Jamie Vartan Ả 2005 NaxosRightsInternationalLtd. Wexford Festival Opera Chorus (Chorus Master: Lubomír Mátl) Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra • Paolo Arrivabeni MERCADANTE: La vestale CD 1 38:23 CD 2 58:42 1-7 Act I 1-6 Act II 34:55 7-9 Act III 23:47 New score edited by Marco Galarini for Wexford Festival Opera 8.225310-11 Original production sponsored by from the original manuscript • Sung in Italian Recorded during performances at the Theatre Royal, Wexford, Ireland, on 23rd, 26th and 29th October, 2004, using 24-bit technology Producer, Engineer and Editor: Andrew Lang (K&A Productions Ltd.) Cover photograph: Scene from La vestale, Wexford Opera 2004 production (Photo: Derek Speirs, by kind permission) .

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