62. Olympie (Gaspare Spontini)

OLYMPIE Tragédie lyrique en 3 actes Composer: Gaspare Spontini Libretto : MM. Michel Dieulafoy, Eugène Briffaut, after Voltaire’s play (1761) First performed : Théâtre de l’Opéra, Paris, 22 December 1819, conducted by Rudolphe Kreutzer.  Divertissements: Pierre Gardel. Sets: Ignazio Degotti and Charles Ciceri. Costumes: Auguste Garneray. Revised Berlin, May 1821. OLYMPIE, daughter of Alexander the GreatSopranoAlexandrine-Caroline BranchuSTATIRA, widow … Continue reading 62. Olympie (Gaspare Spontini)