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Adriana Lecouvreur | Stage Door Society

Adriana Lecouvreur

Francesco Cilea

Opera·Premiered 1902·Libretto by Arturo Colautti·verismo · tragedy · historical

Synopsis

The real-life 18th-century actress Adriana Lecouvreur is fatally poisoned by a rival princess who competes for the love of the Count of Saxony.

Signature Interpreters

Performers most associated with this work.

Maurizio

Brian Jagde
17 performances
Piotr Beczała
1 recording · 10 performances
Plácido Domingo
7 performances

Adriana Lecouvreur

Ermonela Jaho
1 recording · 14 performances

Michonnet

Ambrogio Maestri
1 recording · 13 performances

Most frequently performed at

Teatro alla Scala
7 appearances · last in 2022
Wiener Staatsoper
3 appearances · last in 2026
Metropolitan Opera
1 appearance · last in 2019
Opéra National de Paris
1 appearance

Recorded Performances

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