La Vestale (Mercadante)
La vestale (The Vestal Virgin) is an opera by the Italian composer Saverio Mercadante. It takes the form of a tragedia lirica in three acts. The libretto, by Salvadore Cammarano, was influenced by Victor-Joseph Étienne de Jouy's libretto for Spontini's more famous opera of the same name.
The opera's first performance took place at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples on 10 March 1840.
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