Julie, ou Le pot de fleurs explained

Julie, ou Le pot de fleurs is a 1805 comic opera in one act by Gaspare Spontini to a libretto by the metallurgist Antoine-Gabriel Jars (1774–1857).^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Julie, Mondor's niece (soprano)
• Mondor (bass)
• Verseuil, Mondor's friend (baritone)
• Valcour, a young officer (tenor)
• Champagne, servant (speaking role)

Performances and recordings

• 1968 – in Italian – Valeria Mariconda (Julie), Ugo Trama (Mondor), Giancarlo Montanaro (Verseuil), Amilcare Blaffard (Valcour), Siena Festival. Bruno Rigacci
• 2001 – in French – Caroline Mutel (Julie), Olivier Heyte (Verseuil), Till Fechner (Mondor), Martial Defontaine (Valcour) – Festival Pergolesi-Spontini, Villa Pianetti, Monsano, conducted by Ottavio Dantone.

Notes and References

1. Andrew Everett Josephine's Composer: The Life Times and Works of Gaspare Pacifico Luigi .Spontini
2. Web site: Julie ou le Pot de fleurs (Jars / Fay & Spontini).