Mystery, intrigue, murder? Lovers’ liaisons don’t come any more dangerous than this.
She’s a superstar. Adored by all. She can have any man she chooses. Or can she?
Based on a true story, Adriana Lecouvreur is renowned as “the operatic equivalent of Sunset Boulevard” (The Guardian).
This is a tryst with a twist. A tumultuous real life entanglement is a love triangle ripe for operatic excess: the stellar actress, her aristocrat admirer, and his jealous ex who just happens to be Adriana’s greatest rival. Lashings of secrets, pungent violets, and composer Francesco Ciléa’s seductive score make this a high verismo drama.
From Montserrat Caballé and Joan Sutherland to Anna Netrebko, prima donnas of every era have aspired to sing Adriana. Australian-Armenian soprano Natalie Aroyan plays the role, meeting her match in Carmen Topciu’s smouldering mezzo as the Princess.
Tensions between the two simmer then explode over the attention of Count Maurizio, played by opera’s “high-flying leading man” (Vanity Fair), Michael Fabiano. Baritone Giorgio Caoduro adds depth to the potent mix as Michonnet, Adriana’s doting stage director.
Opera’s definitive statement on celebrity scandals brims with passion and peril. Inventive Italian director Rosetta Cucchi takes this salacious tale from the repertoire’s shadows to the limelight – where Adriana Lecouvreur rightfully belongs.
A co-production between Teatro Comunale di Bologna and Fundación Ópera de Oviedo and Opera Australia.
3 hrs (including 2 intervals)
February 20th, 2023
March 7th, 2023
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Conductor: Renato Palumbo
Director: Rosetta Cucchi
Cast:
Adriana: Natalie Aroyan
The Principessa: Carmen Topciu
Maurizio: Michael Fabiano
Michonnet: Giorgio Caoduro
The Abbé:Virgilio Marino
The Prince: Richard Anderson
Quinault: Anthony Mackey
Poisson: Adam Player
Mlle Jouvenot: Jane Ede
Mlle Dangeville: Angela Hogan
Major-Domo: Benjamin Rasheed
Opera Australia Chorus
Opera Australia Orchestra
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