Gaspare Spontini
Born: 14th November 1774, Maiolati Spontini, Italy
Died: 24th January 1851, Maiolati Spontini, Italy
Nationality: Italian
Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini was an Italian opera composer and conductor from the late Classical and early Romantic eras. During the first two decades of the 19th century, Spontini was an important figure in French opera, and composed over twenty works.
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Beethoven & the Italians from Enrico Onofri and the Münchener Kammerorchester
4th Sep 2026
Three gripping Beethoven symphonies, interspersed with works by some of the finest Italian opera composers of the period, combine into an illuminatingly-woven programme that reveals new facets of both styles.
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In The Shadows with Michael Spyres
1st Mar 2024
The American singer teams up with Les Talens Lyriques and Christophe Rousset to explore some of the operas which influenced Wagner - including works by Méhul, Beethoven, Meyerbeer and Spontini.
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Popular Works: Spontini
- Agnese di Hohenstaufen (2)
- Borussia (2)
- Divertimento pour Cor et Harpe (1)
- Due bell'alme innamorate (1)
- Être aimé (1)
- Fernando Cortez (La conquète du Mexique) (4)
- Il faut mourir (2)
- Il reviendra (2)
- L'heureux Gondolier (1)
- L'Inconstance (2)
- L’adieu (3)
- L’inconstance (1)
- La petite sorcière (2)
- La Vestale (6)
- La vestale: Schwort mir rache und verderben (1)
- Le chant de Mignon (2)
- Le chant du Troubadour (1)
- Le dèpart (2)
- Le regard (1)
- Le riens d’amour (1)
- Les adieux d'une mère à sa fille (1)
- Les regrets (1)
- Li Puntigli Delle Donne (1)
- Ma philosophie (1)
- Notturno Concertato (2)
- O des infortunes (from La Vestale) (2)
- O nume tutelar (from La Vestale) (4)
- O Re dei Cieli (from Agnese di Hohenstaufen) (1)
- Ohime! Che veggo io mai?...Ah! No, s'io vivo ancora (from La Vestale) (1)
- Olympie (2)
- Plaintes sur la tombe I (Jours fortunés) (1)
- Plaintes sur la tombe II (Depuis l'instant affreux) (1)
- Regrets d'absence I (Vous n'êtes rien sans mon amie) (1)
- Regrets d'absence II (Viens o divine mélodie) (1)
- Salut, vertes campagnes (1)
- Sentiments d’amour No. 1 (2)
- Sentiments d’amour No. 2 (2)
- Tre aimè (1)
- Tu che invoco (from La vestale) (7)
- Ultimi versi di Adolfo Nourrit (2)
Recent Best Sellers: Spontini
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New. Beethoven & the Italians | Symphonies Nos. 5, 6 & 7 - Cherubini, Rossini, Spontini
Münchener Kammerorchester, Enrico Onofri
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th September 2026
3 CDs: Original price $21.75 Reduced $19.57Download from $23.00 -
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Baritenor
Michael Spyres (baritenor), Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Marko Letonja
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th September 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2021, Recording of the Month
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Diapason d’Or, October 2021, Nouveauté
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Opera, December 2021, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Vocal
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Sunday Times, 10 Best Classical Albums of 2021
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Winner - Voice & Ensemble
CD: $19.25Download from $10.00 -
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Au salon de Joséphine
Pernelle Marzorati, Coline Dutilleul, Aline Zylberajch
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Spontini: La vestale
Marina Rebeka (Julia), Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Licinius), Tassis Christoyannis (Cinna), Aude Extrémo (La Grande Vestale), David Witczak (Un Consul / Chef des Aruspices), Nicolas Courjal (Le Grand Pontife) Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
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Opera, June 2023, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th May 2023
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Opera
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