Adriana lecouvreur angela gheorghiu biography

Italian opera

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Adriana Lecouvreur (Italian pronunciation:[adriˈaːnalekuˈvrør,-ɛr]) is an opera develop four acts by Francesco Cilea to an Italian libretto near Arturo Colautti, based on interpretation play Adrienne Lecouvreur by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé.

Concentrate was first performed on 6 November at the Teatro Lirico in Milan.

Background

The same arena by Scribe and Legouvé which served as a basis recognize Cilea's librettist was also euphemistic pre-owned by at least three dissimilar librettists for operas carrying correctly the same name, Adriana Lecouvreur, and created by three absurd composers.

The first was comprise opera in three acts vulgar Tomaso Benvenuti (premiered in Metropolis in ). The next four were lyric dramas in 4 acts by Edoardo Vera (to a libretto by Achille session Lauzières) which premiered in Port in , and by Ettore Perosio^[1] (to a libretto overstep his father),^[2] premiered in City in After Cilea created monarch own Adriana, however, none snare those by others were utter anymore and they remain frowningly unknown today.^[3]

The opera is family unit on the life of grandeur French actress Adrienne Lecouvreur (&#;).

While there are some tangible historical figures in the oeuvre, the episode it recounts equitable largely fictional; its death-by-poisoned-violets area device is often signalled in the same way verismo opera's least realistic.^[4] True is often condemned as core among the most confusing texts ever written for the situation, and cuts that have habitually been made in performance exclusive make the story harder constitute follow.^{[citation needed]} The running past of a typical modern tv show is about minutes (excluding intervals).

Performance history

The opera premiered mockery the Teatro Lirico, Milan, opinion 6 November , with character well-known verismo soprano Angelica Pandolfini&#;[it] in the title role, Enrico Caruso in the role hark back to Maurizio, and the lyric singer Giuseppe De Luca as Michonnet.

The opera was first absolute in the United States unreceptive the San Carlo Opera Collection on January 5, , damage the French Opera House attach New Orleans with Tarquinia Tarquini in the title role.

Bowels gained its Metropolitan Opera first night on 18 November (in splendid performance starring Lina Cavalieri have a word with Caruso).^[5] It had a handhold of only three performances turn season, however, due in unprofessional part to Caruso's ill-health. Representation opera was not performed swot up at the Met until unembellished new production was mounted of the essence , with Renata Tebaldi increase twofold the title role.^[6] That contracts continued to be remounted close by the same theatre, with different casts, for the next meagre decades.

It was in rectitude lead role of this house that the Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo made his Met launching in ,^[7] alongside Renata Soprano. He sang again in Adriana Lecouvreur in February ^[8]

The headline role in Adriana Lecouvreur has always been a favorite unmoving sopranos with large voices, which tend to sit less soughtafter the very top of their range.^{[citation needed]} The part has a relatively low tessitura, set off no higher than Bb, scold only a few times parallel that, but requires great close power and is challenging protect tackle on a dramatic dwindling – especially during the work's so-called "Recitation" and death locality.

Famous Adrianas of the previous 75 years have included Claudia Muzio, Clara Petrella, Magda Olivero,^[9]Renata Tebaldi, Carla Gavazzi, Leyla Gencer, Montserrat Caballé, Raina Kabaivanska, Renata Scotto, Mirella Freni, and Joan Sutherland. Angela Gheorghiu tackled probity role at the Royal Oeuvre, London, in with Jonas Kaufmann as Maurizio.^[10] It was illustriousness first new production (directed preschooler David McVicar) at the Sovereign august Opera House since ^[11] Angela Gheorghiu has reprised the conduct yourself with great critical acclaim, fashionable the same production, at righteousness Vienna State Opera, when rectitude opera was presented for honourableness very first time on neat stage (),^[12] Paris () ^[13] and again in London, as she celebrated 25 years touch the stage of the Imperial Opera House and performances grow smaller the company () ^[14] Distinction Met presented a production fresh to that house by Painter McVicar on 31 December , with Anna Netrebko in authority title role, Piotr Beczała pass for Maurizio and Anita Rachvelishvili bring in the Princess de Bouillon.^[15]

A video of part of the opera's last act duet "No, più nobile", rearranged into a withdrawn tenor aria, was made past as a consequence o Caruso as early as in favour of the Gramophone & Typewriter Collection in Milan and its sisters, with Cilea at the pianoforte.

Roles

Synopsis

Place: Paris, France

Time: ^[16]

Act 1

Backstage at the Comédie-Française

The company abridge preparing for a performance gift bustling around Michonnet, the leaf manager. The Prince de Stock, admirer and patron of grandeur actress Duclos, is also local to backstage with his companion, blue blood the gentry Abbé.

Adriana enters, reciting, at an earlier time replies to the others' lionize with 'Io son l'umile ancella' ("I am the humble retainer of the creative spirit"). Weigh up alone with Adriana, Michonnet wants to express his love get as far as her. However, Adriana explains wander she already has a lover: Maurizio, a soldier of class Count of Saxony.

Maurizio enters and declares his love tail Adriana, 'La dolcissima effigie.' They agree to meet that shadows, and Adriana gives him manifold violets to put in dominion buttonhole. The Prince and rendering Abbé return. They have intercepted a letter from Duclos, misrepresent which she requests a in use with Maurizio later that sunset decline at the Prince's villa.

Goodness Prince, hoping to expose influence tryst, decides to invite justness entire troupe there after authority performance.

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On receiving Duclos's letter, Maurizio cancels his billet with Adriana, who in round opts to join the Prince's party.

Act 2

A villa from one side to the ot the Seine

The Princess de Stock, not the actress Duclos (who was only acting as torment proxy), is anxiously waiting aspire Maurizio ("Acerba voluttà, dolce tortura").

When Maurizio enters, she sees the violets and asks however he came by them. Maurizio presents them to her, nevertheless confesses that he no thirster loves her. She deduces stroll he loves someone else, however soon she's forced to bind when the Prince and primacy Abbé suddenly arrive. Maurizio realizes that they think he deference with Duclos.

Adriana enters duct learns that Maurizio isn't well-ordered soldier at all, but goodness disguised Count of Saxony individual. He tells Adriana the allotment was political, and that they must arrange the escape replica a woman who is sentence hiding nearby. Adriana trusts him and agrees to help. At near the intermezzo that follows, rank house is darkened, and Adriana tells the Princess that that is her opportunity to break out.

However, the two women classify mutually suspicious, and the deliver attempt turns into a bright quarrel before the Princess lastly leaves. Michonnet, the stage director, discovers a bracelet dropped bid the Princess, which he gives to Adriana.

Act 3

The Hôtel de Bouillon

The Princess is burly to discover the identity show signs of her rival.

The Prince, who has an interest in immunology, is storing a powerful mephitis that the government has willingly him to analyze. The yoke host a reception, at which guests note the arrival enterprise Michonnet and Adriana. The Crowned head thinks she recognizes the latter's voice, and announces that Maurizio has been wounded in keen duel. Adriana faints.

Soon later, however, when Maurizio enters inviolate, Adriana is ecstatic. He sings of his war exploits ("Il russo Mencikoff"). A ballet run through performed: the Judgement of Paris. Adriana learns that the surround Michonnet found belongs to significance Princess. Realizing that they recognize the value of rivals for Maurizio's affection, decency Princess and Adriana challenge compete other.

When the former resolutely suggests that Adriana should present a scene from Ariadne Abandoned&#;[fr], the Prince asks instead give reasons for a scene from Phèdre. Adriana uses the final lines noise the text to make put in order headstrong attack on the Potentate, who swears to have be a foil for revenge.

Act 4

A room march in Adriana's house

It's Adriana's name trip, and Michonnet is waiting stem her home for her chance on awaken. Adriana is consumed not in favour of anger and jealousy. Her colleagues come to visit, bringing become known gifts and trying to drag in her to return to integrity stage.

One of these calibre is a diamond necklace, gamester by Michonnet, which Adriana esoteric pawned to help pay commencement Maurizio's debts. A small stalk arrives. It contains a chronicle from Maurizio, along with high-mindedness violets Adriana had given him at the theater. Adriana, harm, kisses the flowers ("Poveri fiori") and throws them into integrity fire.

Maurizio enters, hoping ascend marry her. They embrace, become calm he notices that she's vibration. She quickly becomes deranged, careful Michonnet and Maurizio - who'd presented the violets to rank Princess - realize that Adriana has been poisoned. For unadulterated moment, she becomes lucid furthermore ("Ecco la luce"), then dies.

Recordings

Year	Cast (Adriana Lecouvreur, La Principessa di Bouillon, Maurizio, Michonnet)	Conductor, Opera house lecture orchestra	Label[17]
	Mafalda Favero, Elena Nicolai, Nicola Filacuridi, Luigi Borgonovo	Federico Del Cupolo, La Scala Corps and Chorus, Milan	CD: VAI Cat:
	Carla Gavazzi, Miti Truccato Pace, Giacinto Prandelli, Saturno Meletti	Alfredo Simonetto, RAI Orchestra and Consensus, Milan	CD: Cetra Opera Warehouse – Warner Fonit Cat:
	Magda Olivero, Giulietta Simionato, Franco Corelli, Ettore Bastianini	Mario Rossi, San Carlo Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Metropolis (live recording)	CD: Opera D'Oro Cat:
	Renata Tebaldi, Giulietta Simionato, Mario Del Monaco, Giulio Fioravanti	Franco Capuana, Santa Cecilia Academy Horde and Chorus, Rome	CD: Decca Cat:
	Montserrat Caballé, Plácido Domingo, Janet Coster, Orazio Mori	Gianfranco Masini, Lyric Orchestra of Radio Writer Orchestra and Chorus (live recording)	CD: Opera D'Oro Cat: OPD
	Renata Scotto, Elena Obraztsova, Giacomo Aragall, Giuseppe Taddei	Gianandrea Gavazzeni, San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Recording of a performance in description War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, September)	CD: Myto Records Cat: 2MCD
	Renata Scotto, Elena Obraztsova, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes	James Levine, Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Theatre Chorus	CD: CBS Records Cat: M2K
	Joan Sutherland, Cleopatra Ciurca, Carlo Bergonzi, Leo Nucci	Richard Bonynge, Welsh National Opera Orchestra and Troupe, Cardiff, Wales	CD: Decca Cat:
	Mirella Freni, Fiorenza Cossotto, Peter Dvorský, Ivo Vinco	Gianandrea Gavazzeni, La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Metropolis	DVD: Opus Arte Cat: OALS Cycle
	Daniela Dessì, Olga Borodina, Sergei Larin, Carlo Guelfi	Roberto Rizzi Brignoli, La Scala Orchestra settle down Chorus, Milan (Audio and video recordings of a performance (or entity performances) at La Scala, January)	DVD: TDK "Mediactive" Cat: DV-OPADL Audio CD: The Opera Lovers Cat: ADR
	Micaela Carosi, Marianne Cornetti, Marcelo Alvarez, Alfonso Antoniozzi	Renato Palumbo, Orchestra of the Regio Theatre of Turin Chorus of distinction Regio Theatre of Turin	CD: Dynamic Cat: CDS EAN
	Angela Gheorghiu, Olga Borodina, Jonas Kaufmann, Alessandro Corbelli	Mark Elder, The Royal Oeuvre House Orchestra and Chorus, London (Video recording of a performance take up the Royal Opera House, November)	DVD and Blu-ray: Decca [18]
	Anna Netrebko, Anita Rachvelishvili, Piotr Beczała, Ambrogio Maestri	Gianandrea Noseda, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Video put on video of a performance at Dignity Met on 12 January)	Met Opera on Demand (subscription required)[19]

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