Adrienne Lecouvreur (5 April 1692. In 1913 Sarah Bernhardt played her in the silent movie Adrienne Lecouvreur. Adriana Lecouvreur: Act III, Scene VII, 'Giusto Cielo! Che Feci In Tal Giorno?'. Adriana Lecouvreur - Wikipedia. Adriana Lecouvreur is an opera in four acts by Francesco Cilea to an Italian libretto by Arturo Colautti, based on the 1. Adrienne Lecouvreur by Eug. It was first performed on 6 November 1. Milan. Background. The first was an opera in three acts by Tommaso Benvenuti (premiered in Milan in 1. The next two were lyric dramas in 4 acts by Edoardo Vera (to a libretto by Achille de Lauzi. After Cilea created his own Adriana, however, none of those by others were performed anymore and they remain largely unknown today. While there are some actual historical figures in the opera, the episode it recounts is largely fictional, its death- by- poisoned violets plot device often signalled as verismo opera's least realistic. It gained its Metropolitan Opera premiere on 1. November 1. 90. 7 (in a performance starring Lina Cavalieri and Caruso). It had a run of only three performances that season, however, due in large part to Caruso's ill- health. Subsequently, it was revived at the Met from time to time until a new production was commissioned in 1. Find composition details, parts / movement information and albums that contain performances of Adriana Lecouvreur, opera on AllMusic. The same play by Scribe and Legouv Anna Netrebko - Ecco: respiro appena. Io son l'umile ancella (Adriana Lecouvreur - Cilea) - Duration: 4:06. Cornejo 46,591 views. Listen to songs from the album Cil! Adriana Lecouvreur: Cilea, Domingo, Milnes, Scotto, Levine: Amazon.ca: Music. Amazon.ca Try Prime Music Go. Sign in Your Account Try Prime Wish List Cart. Your Store Deals Store Gift Cards Sell. Shaw, Joan Sutherland sings Adriana and Carlo Bergonzi sings Maurizio.and they're both old enough to know better! As Dame Joan's career was winding down, she decided to tackle several verismo roles. That 1. 96. 3 production continued to be remounted at the same theatre, with differing casts, for the next few decades. It was in the lead role of this opera that the Spanish tenor Pl. He sang again in Adriana Lecouvreur in February 2. This part has a relatively low tessitura but requires great vocal power, and is a meaty and challenging one to tackle on a dramatic level . Angela Gheorghiu tackled the role at the Royal Opera, London in 2. Jonas Kaufmann as Maurizio. The Prince de Bouillon, admirer of the actress Duclos, is with his companion, the Abb. Adriana enters reciting. Complimented, she sings 'Io son l'umile ancella' (. The Prince hears that Duclos is writing a letter, and arranges for its interception. Left alone with Adriana, Michonnet wants to express his love for her. However, Adriana explains she has a lover: Maurizio, a soldier in the service of the Count of Saxony. She is unaware that Maurizio is in reality the count himself. He enters and declares his love for Adriana, 'La dolcissima effigie'. They agree to meet after the performance. Adriana gives him some violets to put in his buttonhole. The Prince and the Abb. They have obtained the letter from Duclos, in which she requests a meeting with Maurizio later that evening near the Prince's villa. The Prince decides to arrange a party for the company at the villa in order to expose Duclos and Maurizio. He sends Duclos's letter on to Maurizio, who then cancels his appointment with Adriana. After receiving his notification on stage, she agrees to join the Prince's party. A villa by the Seine. The Princess de Bouillon, not the actress Duclos, is waiting for Maurizio and expresses her love for him: 'Acerba volutt. When he enters, she sees the violets and asks how he came by them. Maurizio presents them to her. Nevertheless, despite being grateful for her help at court, he admits he no longer loves her. Although she guesses he has a lover, he won't reveal her name. The Prince and the Abb. Maurizio realizes they think he is with Duclos. Adriana enters and learns Maurizio's true identity. He tells Adriana the assignation was political. They must arrange the escape of the woman who is in hiding. Adriana trusts him and agrees to help. During the intermezzo that follows, the house is darkened, which Adriana uses to tell the Princess she can escape. However, the two women are mutually suspicious and the rescue attempt turns into a blazing quarrel before the Princess finally leaves. The stage manager Michonnet notices that the Princess has dropped a bracelet, which he gives to Adriana. The H. The Prince, who has an interest in chemistry, is storing a powerful poison that the government has asked him to analyze. At a reception given by the Prince and Princess, guests note the arrival of Michonnet and Adriana. The Princess thinks she recognizes the latter's voice. When the Princess announces that Maurizio has been wounded in a duel, Adriana faints. However, soon afterwards, when Maurizio enters uninjured, Adriana is ecstatic. He sings of his war exploits, 'Il russo Mencikoff'. A ballet is performed: the 'Judgement of Paris'. Adriana learns that the bracelet Michonnet found belongs to the Princess. In growing recognition that they are rivals for Maurizio's affection, the Princess and Adriana challenge each other. When the former pointedly suggests that Adriana should recite a scene from 'Ariadne abandoned', the Prince asks instead for a scene from Ph. Adriana uses the final lines of the text to make a headstrong attack on the Princess, who determines to have her revenge. A room in Adriana's house. Michonnet is waiting. Adriana is consumed with anger and jealousy. Members of the theatre company come to visit her, bringing her presents on her name day and trying to persuade her to return to the theatre. Michonnet has retrieved a diamond necklace, previously pawned by Adriana to help Maurizio pay off his debts. A casket is delivered with a note from Maurizio. Adriana looks at the note and immediately feels unwell. She looks in the box and takes out the faded violets that she had once given Maurizio in the theatre. She is hurt that he should send them back to her. She kisses the flowers, 'Poveri fiori', and throws them in the fire. He wishes to marry her. Although they embrace, he realises she is shaking. Maurizio tells her that he didn't send the flowers. Michonnet and Maurizio realize that she has been poisoned. For a moment, she becomes lucid again, 'ecco la luce', but then dies. Recordings. Retrieved 1. January 2. 01. 5.
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