40:
835:
382:, profaning the sanctuary. After failed attempts to escape her fate, to be buried alive wrapped in a black veil, Fausta returns to Rome to accept her punishment. As she is being led to execution, her blind grandmother, Posthumia, hands her Fabius' dagger. Fausta's hands are bound, however, and Posthumia must kill her granddaughter to spare her from the burial and expiate the sacrilege.
879:
404:
447:
839:
467:
884:
864:
472:
229:
869:
889:
170:(1922). The piece has not survived into the modern operatic repertoire, but has been revived recently and recorded by the
440:
244:
152:
was the last opera by
Massenet to premiere in his lifetime. Three operas were subsequently premiered posthumously:
139:
80:
39:
769:
609:
805:
433:
143:
101:
751:
633:
497:
874:
822:
569:
287:
259:
313:
45:
134:
254:
708:
681:
625:
489:
166:
724:
700:
585:
561:
505:
371:
171:
859:
743:
665:
641:
379:
214:
154:
787:
673:
160:
529:
456:
121:
31:
853:
649:
601:
577:
198:
367:
513:
300:
617:
537:
274:
593:
129:
57:
716:
269:
224:
125:
553:
545:
239:
375:
175:
521:
209:
117:
27:
425:
429:
815:
797:
779:
762:
735:
692:
481:
86:
71:
63:
53:
21:
378:, has allowed the sacred fires to burn out at the
354:Chorus: Senators, Priests, Vestal virgins, people.
880:Opera world premieres at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo
441:
8:
370:, following the Carthaginian triumph at the
448:
434:
426:
38:
18:
195:Premiere Cast, 17 February 1912
185:
396:
7:
415:. L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia
14:
142:. It was first performed at the
834:
833:
1:
755:(arr. Leighton Lucas, 1974)
245:Maria Nikolaevna Kuznetsova
906:
885:Operas set in ancient Rome
403:Casaglia, Gherardo (2005).
140:Dominique-Alexandre Parodi
91:17 February 1912
81:Dominique-Alexandre_Parodi
831:
610:Le jongleur de Notre-Dame
463:
366:The story takes place in
352:
37:
26:
865:Operas by Jules Massenet
374:. Fausta, daughter of
16:Opera by Jules Massenet
870:French-language operas
48:for the Paris premiĂšre
890:Operas based on plays
146:on 17 February 1912.
823:Cercle Funambulesque
570:Le portrait de Manon
468:List of compositions
230:Jean-François Delmas
144:Opéra de Monte Carlo
102:Opéra de Monte Carlo
752:L'histoire de Manon
46:Georges Rochegrosse
498:Don CĂ©sar de Bazan
132:based on the play
847:
846:
413:17 February 1912"
359:
358:
307:The Grand Vestal
251:Lucius Cornélius
109:
108:
897:
837:
836:
816:Related articles
780:Incidental music
725:La Terre Promise
701:Marie-Magdeleine
506:Le roi de Lahore
450:
443:
436:
427:
420:
418:
412:
401:
372:Battle of Cannae
186:
172:Teatro la Fenice
120:in five acts by
98:
96:
42:
19:
905:
904:
900:
899:
898:
896:
895:
894:
850:
849:
848:
843:
827:
811:
793:
775:
758:
731:
688:
477:
459:
454:
424:
423:
416:
410:
402:
398:
388:
380:Temple of Vesta
364:
288:Julia Guiraudon
260:Pierre Clauzure
221:Fabius Maximus
215:Lucien Muratore
196:
184:
105:
104:
99:
94:
92:
78:
49:
17:
12:
11:
5:
903:
901:
893:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
852:
851:
845:
844:
832:
829:
828:
826:
825:
819:
817:
813:
812:
810:
809:
801:
799:
795:
794:
792:
791:
783:
781:
777:
776:
774:
773:
770:Piano Concerto
766:
764:
760:
759:
757:
756:
748:
739:
737:
733:
732:
730:
729:
721:
713:
705:
696:
694:
690:
689:
687:
686:
678:
670:
662:
654:
646:
638:
630:
622:
614:
606:
598:
590:
582:
574:
566:
558:
550:
542:
534:
526:
518:
510:
502:
494:
490:La grand'tante
485:
483:
479:
478:
476:
475:
473:List of operas
470:
464:
461:
460:
457:Jules Massenet
455:
453:
452:
445:
438:
430:
422:
421:
395:
394:
387:
384:
363:
360:
357:
356:
350:
349:
346:
343:
339:
338:
337:Kozline/Skano
335:
332:
328:
327:
324:
321:
317:
316:
314:Ăliane Peltier
311:
308:
304:
303:
298:
295:
291:
290:
285:
282:
278:
277:
272:
267:
263:
262:
257:
252:
248:
247:
242:
237:
233:
232:
227:
222:
218:
217:
212:
207:
203:
202:
193:
190:
183:
180:
122:Jules Massenet
107:
106:
100:
90:
88:
84:
83:
73:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
55:
51:
50:
43:
35:
34:
32:Jules Massenet
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
902:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
857:
855:
842:
841:
830:
824:
821:
820:
818:
814:
808:
807:
803:
802:
800:
796:
790:
789:
785:
784:
782:
778:
771:
768:
767:
765:
761:
754:
753:
749:
746:
745:
741:
740:
738:
734:
727:
726:
722:
719:
718:
714:
711:
710:
706:
703:
702:
698:
697:
695:
691:
684:
683:
679:
676:
675:
671:
668:
667:
663:
660:
659:
655:
652:
651:
650:Don Quichotte
647:
644:
643:
639:
636:
635:
631:
628:
627:
623:
620:
619:
615:
612:
611:
607:
604:
603:
599:
596:
595:
591:
588:
587:
583:
580:
579:
578:La Navarraise
575:
572:
571:
567:
564:
563:
559:
556:
555:
551:
548:
547:
543:
540:
539:
535:
532:
531:
527:
524:
523:
519:
516:
515:
511:
508:
507:
503:
500:
499:
495:
492:
491:
487:
486:
484:
480:
474:
471:
469:
466:
465:
462:
458:
451:
446:
444:
439:
437:
432:
431:
428:
414:
408:
400:
397:
393:
392:
385:
383:
381:
377:
373:
369:
361:
355:
351:
347:
344:
341:
340:
336:
333:
330:
329:
325:
322:
319:
318:
315:
312:
309:
306:
305:
302:
299:
296:
293:
292:
289:
286:
283:
280:
279:
276:
273:
271:
268:
265:
264:
261:
258:
256:
253:
250:
249:
246:
243:
241:
238:
235:
234:
231:
228:
226:
223:
220:
219:
216:
213:
211:
208:
205:
204:
200:
194:
191:
188:
187:
181:
179:
177:
173:
169:
168:
163:
162:
157:
156:
151:
147:
145:
141:
137:
136:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
114:
103:
89:
85:
82:
77:
74:
70:
66:
62:
59:
56:
52:
47:
41:
36:
33:
29:
25:
20:
838:
804:
788:Les Ărinnyes
786:
750:
742:
723:
715:
707:
699:
680:
672:
664:
657:
656:
648:
640:
632:
624:
616:
608:
600:
592:
584:
576:
568:
560:
552:
544:
536:
528:
520:
512:
504:
496:
488:
417:(in Italian)
406:
399:
390:
389:
368:Ancient Rome
365:
353:
197:(Conductor:
165:
159:
153:
149:
148:
135:Rome vaincue
133:
124:to a French
112:
111:
110:
76:Rome vaincue
75:
875:1912 operas
798:Other works
538:Esclarmonde
342:An old man
275:Lucy Arbell
192:Voice type
164:(1914) and
854:Categories
806:MĂ©ditation
602:Grisélidis
594:Cendrillon
386:References
348:Gasparini
266:Posthumia
199:LĂ©on Jehin
130:Henri Cain
95:1912-02-17
58:Henri Cain
54:Librettist
44:Poster by
717:La Vierge
693:Oratorios
674:Cléopùtre
514:HĂ©rodiade
345:baritone
334:baritone
301:Jean Noté
297:baritone
294:Vestapor
270:contralto
206:Lentulus
161:Cléopùtre
840:Category
763:Concerto
618:Chérubin
362:Synopsis
326:Doussot
323:soprano
310:soprano
284:soprano
225:baritone
158:(1913),
126:libretto
87:Premiere
72:Based on
64:Language
736:Ballets
666:Panurge
642:Bacchus
634:ThérÚse
554:Werther
546:Le Mage
240:soprano
236:Fausta
155:Panurge
93: (
860:Operas
772:(1902)
747:(1904)
744:Cigale
728:(1900)
720:(1880)
712:(1875)
704:(1873)
685:(1922)
682:Amadis
677:(1914)
669:(1913)
661:(1912)
653:(1910)
645:(1909)
637:(1907)
629:(1906)
626:Ariane
621:(1905)
613:(1902)
605:(1901)
597:(1899)
589:(1897)
581:(1894)
573:(1894)
565:(1894)
557:(1892)
549:(1891)
541:(1889)
533:(1885)
530:Le Cid
525:(1884)
517:(1881)
509:(1877)
501:(1872)
493:(1867)
482:Operas
411:
376:Fabius
331:CaĂŻus
320:Galla
281:Junia
176:Venice
167:Amadis
116:is an
67:French
586:Sapho
562:ThaĂŻs
522:Manon
391:Notes
210:tenor
189:Role
182:Roles
118:opera
28:Opera
658:Roma
407:Roma
255:bass
150:Roma
113:Roma
22:Roma
709:Ăve
174:in
138:by
128:by
79:by
30:by
856::
201:)
178:.
449:e
442:t
435:v
419:.
409:,
405:"
97:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
