Name: Adriana Lecouvreur
Start: 2023-05-19
End: 2023-05-19
Location: Teatro Cervantes

Organization

Singer

Asun Ayllón

Asistente de Adriana

Conductor

Oliver Díaz

Stage director

Joan Anton Rechi

Chorus master

María del Mar Muñoz Varo

Tenor

Alejandro Roy

Maurizio

Luis Pacetti

The Abbe of Chazeuil

Baritone

Luis Cansino

Michonnet

Bass

Pau Armengol

Quinalt

Soprano

Lianna Haroutounian

Adriana Lecouvreur

Alba Chantar

Miss Jouvenot

Mezzo-soprano

Mar Esteve

Miss Dangeville

Néstor Galván

Poisson

Clémentine Margaine

The Princess of Bouillon

David Lagares

The Prince of Bouillon

Teatro Cervantes Malaga

Others

Coro De ópera De Málaga

Orchestra

Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga

Málaga

Spain

Teatro Cervantes

Adriana Lecouvreur Cilea

Public

Approved

The story of the real circumstances that led to the alleged assassination of Adrienne Lecouvreur, star actress of the Comédie-Française who died in 1730 in strange circumstances, apparently having been poisoned with a bouquet of violets by another actress who yearns for the former’s lover, a conflict which in the opera unfolds between Adriana and the Princess de Bouillon.

The composer and educator Francesco Cilea converted his Adriana Lecouvreur into a masterpiece of verismo with a wise combination of the vocal ideals of bel canto and the expressive needs of the early 20th century, which demanded more realistic theatrical solutions. When the composer started writing the opera he was already aware of the experience and the success of L´Arlesiana, and like the latter, Adriana was also immediately acclaimed and rapidly disseminated abroad.
The only one of Celia’s five operas that remains in the repertoire, Adriana Lecouvreur continues to attract audiences, fully devoted to the dramatic unfolding of events and the main character’s deadly outcome. The main roles of Adriana, Maurizio and the Princess de Bouillon are some of the most difficult of the repertoire, as evidenced by the vocal skill required for the moving arias  Ecco: respiro appena…’, ‘Poveri fiori’ and ‘Io son l´umile ancella’ performed by Adriana, ‘Acerba vollutà’ sung by the Princess, and ‘La dolcissima efigie’ by Maurizio.

English

Relato de las circunstancias reales que condujeron al presunto asesinato de Adrienne Lecouvreur, estrella de la Comédie-Française, muerta en extrañas circunstancias en 1730, al parecer envenenada a través de un ramo de violetas por otra actriz enamorada del mismo hombre; conflicto trasladado en la ópera entre Adriana y la princesa de Bouillon.

El compositor y pedagogo Francesco Cilea convirtió su Adriana Lecouvreur en cima del verismo con su sabia combinación entre los ideales vocales del belcantismo y las necesidades expresivas del recién estrenado siglo XX, que demandaban soluciones teatrales más realistas. Cuando el compositor emprendió su composición ya contaba con la experiencia y el éxito de L´Arlesiana, y como esta, Adriana tuvo una extraordinaria acogida y una rápida difusión en el extranjero.
Única de sus cinco óperas que se mantiene en el repertorio, conserva el favor del público, que se entrega al dramático devenir y fatal desenlace de su protagonista. Los roles principales de Adriana, de Maurizio y de la princesa de Bouillon son unos de los más difíciles del repertorio, como demuestran la destreza vocal requerida para las emotivas arias ‘Ecco: respiro appena…’, ‘Poveri fiori’ o ‘Io son l´umile ancella’ de la protagonista, ‘Acerba vollutà’, de la princesa- o ‘La dolcissima efigie’ interpretada por Maurizio.

español

Adriana Lecouvreur by Cilea, Fri 19 May 2023, From (2023/2023), Directed by Joan Anton Rechi,, Conductor Oliver Díaz, Teatro Cervantes, Málaga, Spain

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