Adriana lecouvreur is an opera in four acts by francesco cilea to an italian libretto by arturo colautti, based on the 1849 play adrienne lecouvreur by eugene scribe and ernest legouve. The opera with which magda olivero is most identified is adriana lecouvreur, francesco cileas 1902, verismo classic. It is an old saying that to every womanly woman selfsacrifice is almost a necessity of her nature. Copertina editoriale in buone condizioni generali con lievi usure ai margini e dorso vedere foto. Bel libretto dopera del 1939 dellopera adriana lecouvreur di francesco cilea su libretto di scribe e legouve. Watch adrienne lecouvreur full movie in hd visit adrienne lecouvreur is an acclaimed actress who falls in love with. Born in damery, she first appeared professionally on the stage in lille. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ciurca as the baleful princess is a bit of an eyeballroller, and her tendency to force should be curbed, but how good at last to hear a real italian mezzo in this role, and without a hint of that break between registers that makes most performances of the princesss act 2 aria sound as though a yodelling song had been imported into the opera. There have been a number of film versions of the play including dream of love 1928 an american film starring joan crawford and adrienne lecouvreur. She died prematurely and was refused the last rites of the church. Adrienne lecouvreur project gutenberg selfpublishing. Documents darchives et manuscrits catalogue general 2.
If youre a star soprano, you cant be a shrinking violet, especially if youre headlining a cruddy opera like francesco cileas adriana lecouvreur. Scribe was one of the most prolific and successful french dramatists of the nineteenth century. Toutes les informations sur adrienne lecouvreur, film realise par avec yvonne printemps, pierre fresnay sorti en 1938. Adriana lecouvreur metropolitan opera february 2009 shrinking violet thats right. To make herself of small account as compared with the one she loves. Adrienne lecouvreur, leading french actress whose life inspired a tragic drama a century after her death. In 1902 the play was used as the basis for the libretto of the opera adriana lecouvreur by francesco cilea and arturo colautti. A famous actress and a polish prince have an illfated love affair. With michel baron she helped change the traditional acting techniques of the french stage to a simpler, more natural style. It was also the basis of the operetta adrienne with music by walter w. It was first performed in milan, on november 6, 1902. Adriana lecouvreur simple english wikipedia, the free. Cilea opera australia cileas romantic opera, based on the story of the renowned french actress adrienne, is given here in a live recording of a lavish production by john copley, which features the great dame joan sutherland.
Adrienne lecouvreur 5 april 1692 20 march 1730 was a french actress, considered by many as the greatest of her time. The real adrienne lecouvreur was an 18thcentury stage animal whose greatest fan was voltaire. Adriana lecouvreur at covent garden angela gheorghius voice is still as creamy and unlined as her face as she celebrates the 25th anniversary of her royal opera house debut anna picard. And another squib from sam shirakawa, who attended friday evenings performance of adriana lecouvreur. With yvonne printemps, pierre fresnay, junie astor, andre lefaur. Adriana is adored by many but loves only maurizio, sung by. For the first time at the met, soprano anna netrebko sings the role of adriana lecouvreur, the eighteenth century actress whose reallife intrigues inspired cileas tragic opera. At the age of 14 she participated in an amateur performance of pierre corneilles polyeucte. Libretto by giuseppe perosiodizionario della musica e dei musicisti. The film was a coproduction between the two countries, and was made at ufas berlin studios. Adrienne lecouvreur article about adrienne lecouvreur by.
Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Adriana lecouvreur amsterdam, 1965 bel canto society. Pronunciation of adrienne lecouvreur with 1 audio pronunciation and more for adrienne lecouvreur. Together with michel baron, she was credited for having developed a more natural, less stylized. Adrienne lecouvreur influential women in history anon on. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. This book is part of a series on historical female figures. Adriana lecouvreur, royal opera house an opera with a ridiculously convoluted plot, that has not been performed at covent garden since 1906, written by a. Adriana lecouvreur caballe, cossotto, carreras nhk 1976. Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay. Together with michel baron, she was credited for having developed a more. Lettres dadrienne le couvreur, plon, 1992 oclc 83648339.