Gaspare Spontini - Fernand Cortez, ou La conquête du Mexique (1809 / 1817)

Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini (14 November 1774 – 24 January 1851) was an Italian opera composer and conductor. Work: Fernand Cortez, ou La conquête du Mexique, opéra in three acts, first performance 28 November 1809, Académie Impériale de Musique, Salle Montansier. Second version first performance 28 May 1817, Paris. Libretto: Etienne de Jouy & Joseph-Alphonse d’Esmenard 1.Officer: François Soulet 2.Officer: Lucas Debevec Mayer Alvaro: Martial Defontaine Amazily: Cécile Perrin Fernand Cortez: Melena Marras Gran Sacerdote: Jean-Marie Lenaerts Montezuma: Thierry Félix Morales: André Duchesne Spanish prisoners: François Soulet, Lucas Debevec Mayer Telasco: Jean-Philippe Marliere Chorus: Slovak National Philharmonic Choir Orchestra: Slovak National Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Jean-Paul Penin