Julie, ou Le pot de fleurs is an 1805 comic opera in one act by Gaspare Spontini to a libretto by the metallurgist Antoine-Gabriel Jars (1774–1857).Andrew Everett Josephine's Composer: The Life Times and Works of Gaspare Pacifico Luigi .Spontini
Plot Mondors wants to arrange for his ward to marry his friend; she agrees with a heavy heart, but drops a flowerpot out the window to catch the attention of her lover, who is just passing by. However, the pot hits him on the shoulder. He comes upstairs and encounters his lover there in the presence of her future groom. The groom, in turn, claims to be her uncle and questions the two of them. When the uncle actually arrives, the jealous lover initially mistakes him for his rival. In the end, everything is resolved harmoniously.
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.
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