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La Vierge is a sacred oratorio by the French composer Jules Massenet, completed in 1880. Its subject is the life of the Virgin Mary, placing biblical and Marian material within the nineteenth-century French tradition of large-scale religious concert works. The score reflects Massenet's lyrical melodic style while using chorus, solo voices, and orchestra to present a devotional narrative.
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What is La Vierge about?
La Vierge is a sacred oratorio about the life of the Virgin Mary. It places biblical and Marian material within the French tradition of large-scale religious concert works.
Who composed La Vierge and when?
The French composer Jules Massenet completed La Vierge in 1880. The work belongs to his religious and concert-oriented output.
Is La Vierge an opera or an oratorio?
La Vierge is catalogued as a sacred oratorio rather than a conventional opera. Its subject and large-scale choral writing reflect the 19th-century French religious concert tradition.
How is La Vierge different from Mors et Vita?
La Vierge is centered on the life of the Virgin Mary, while Mors et Vita focuses on death, judgment and eternal life. Both are 19th-century French sacred works, but their subjects are distinct.
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