Adriana Lecouvreur

In the present stylised production by Lorenzo Mariani the 'violet-perfumed murderess' is taken by mezzo-soprano Marianne Cornetti, one of the most in-demand representatives of her vocal category. Opposite her, in the role of Adriana, is a soprano who as a Verdi and verismo specialist also appears regularly at all the major international opera houses, Micaela Carosi. The 'cock-of-the-walk' role is sung by the world-class tenor Marcelo Álvarez. His timbre, velvety smooth yet robustly virile, is ideally suited to a vocal characterisation of the idolised Maurizio. Conductor Renato Palumbo is very much at home with Cilea's operatic masterpiece, since the Italian Romantic and verismo periods are at the core of his extensive repertoire.

Cast

Micaela Carosi Adriana Lecouvreur

Marcelo Álvarez Maurizio Marianne Cornetti Princesse de Bouillon Simone del Savio Prince de Bouillon Luca Casalin Abbé de Chazeuil Alfonso Antoniozzi Michonnet

Antonella de Chiara Mlle. Jouvenot

Patrizia Porzio Mlle. Dangeville

Carlo Bosi Poisson Diego Matamoros Quinault

Giuseppe Milano Major-domo

Renato Palumbo Conductor

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