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* CastingGag: When this opera was performed during the Met Opera's 2018-19 season, Anna Netrebko and Anita Rachvelishvili sang the roles of Adriana and the Princess de Bouillon. Amusingly enough, both Netrebko and Rachvelishvili sang Aida and Amneris in Verdi's ''Aida'' at the Met Opera, and those two characters have a similar rivalry over the leading tenor character.
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While the opera has never been incredibly popular, it has seen some revivals in recent times, with the title role becoming a favourite for divas in their prime. Some of the famous Adrianas of the 20th century include Montserrat Caballé, Renata Scotto, Renata Tebaldi, Mirella Freni, and Joan Sutherland, while famous 21st century performers of Adrian include Anna Netrebko and Angela Gheorghiu.
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While the opera has never been incredibly popular, it has seen some revivals in recent times, with the title role becoming a favourite for divas in their prime. Some of the famous Adrianas of the 20th century include Montserrat Caballé, Renata Scotto, Renata Tebaldi, Mirella Freni, and Joan Sutherland, while famous 21st century performers of Adrian Adriana include Anna Netrebko and Angela Gheorghiu.
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While the opera has never been incredibly popular, it has seen some revivals in recent times, with the title role becoming a favourite for divas in their prime. Some of the famous Adrianas of the 20th century include Montserrat Caballé, Renata Scotto, Renata Tebaldi, Mirella Freni, and Joan Sutherland. In the 21st century, Anna Netrebko and Angela Gheorghiu have become well-known performers of Adriana.
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While the opera has never been incredibly popular, it has seen some revivals in recent times, with the title role becoming a favourite for divas in their prime. Some of the famous Adrianas of the 20th century include Montserrat Caballé, Renata Scotto, Renata Tebaldi, Mirella Freni, and Joan Sutherland. In the Sutherland, while famous 21st century, century performers of Adrian include Anna Netrebko and Angela Gheorghiu have become well-known performers of Adriana.Gheorghiu.
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* WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: Despite being part of the verismo movement, the opera is very confusing to follow, and the death-by-poisoned-violets is the least realistic plot device in verismo. It's important that one just focuses on the beauty of the music, rather than focus on the plot too much.
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* WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: Despite being part of the verismo movement, the opera is very confusing to follow, and the death-by-poisoned-violets is the least realistic plot device in verismo. It's important that one just focuses on the beauty of the music, rather than focus on the plot too much.much.
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* CastingGag: When this opera was performed during the Met Opera's 2018-19 season, Anna Netrebko and Anita Rachvelishvili sang the roles of Adriana and the Princess de Bouillon, which echoes the rivalry of Aida and Amneris, which they both sang in the same production.
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* CastingGag: When this opera was performed during the Met Opera's 2018-19 season, Anna Netrebko and Anita Rachvelishvili sang the roles of Adriana and the Princess de Bouillon, which echoes the rivalry of Bouillon. Amusingly enough, both Netrebko and Rachvelishvili sang Aida and Amneris, which they both sang Amneris in Verdi's ''Aida'' at the same production. Met Opera, and those two characters have a similar rivalry over the leading tenor character.
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* Casting Gag: CastingGag: When this opera was performed during the Met Opera's 2018-19 season, Anna Netrebko and Anita Rachvelishvili sang the roles of Adriana and the Princess de Bouillon, which echoes the rivalry of Aida and Amneris, which they both sang in the same production.
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* LadykillerInLove: Maurizio is a playboy who is in love with Adriana, and even asks her to marry him in Act IV.
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* ChekovsGun: The Prince de Bouillon is said to be keeping a powerful poison at the request of the government. Guess how Adriana dies in the end?
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* ChekovsGun: ChekhovsGun: The Prince de Bouillon is said to be keeping a powerful poison at the request of the government. Guess how Adriana dies in the end?
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* WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: Despite being part of the verismo movement, the opera is very confusing to follow, and the death-by-poisoned-violets is the least realistic plot device in verismo.
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* WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: Despite being part of the verismo movement, the opera is very confusing to follow, and the death-by-poisoned-violets is the least realistic plot device in verismo. It's important that one just focuses on the beauty of the music, rather than focus on the plot too much.
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* FlowersOfRomance: Adriana gives Maurizio some violets as a token of romance.
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* OneHitWonder: ''Adriana Lecouvreur'' is Francesco Cilea’s most famous work, and the only one that is regularly performed today.
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* StarCrossedLovers: Adriana and Maurizio.
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* ShoutOut: In Act III, Adriana recites a scene from ''Phèdre'', a French tragedy by Jean Racine.
* StarCrossedLovers: Adriana andMaurizio.Maurizio.
* TenorBoy: Maurizio, though his voice is a bit more dramatic.
* UptownGirl: Gender-inverted, with the wealthy noble Maurizio in love with peasant-born stage actress Adriana.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The whole opera is based on the life of the French actress Adrienne Lecouvreur, namely her romance with Maurice, Count of Saxony, and her mysterious death. It has been theorized that the Duchess of Bouillon (the Princess) was the one to poison her out of jealousy for her romance with Maurice, though it’s been unconfirmed in reality.
* WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: Despite being part of the verismo movement, the opera is very confusing to follow, and the death-by-poisoned-violets is the least realistic plot device in verismo.
* StarCrossedLovers: Adriana and
* TenorBoy: Maurizio, though his voice is a bit more dramatic.
* UptownGirl: Gender-inverted, with the wealthy noble Maurizio in love with peasant-born stage actress Adriana.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The whole opera is based on the life of the French actress Adrienne Lecouvreur, namely her romance with Maurice, Count of Saxony, and her mysterious death. It has been theorized that the Duchess of Bouillon (the Princess) was the one to poison her out of jealousy for her romance with Maurice, though it’s been unconfirmed in reality.
* WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: Despite being part of the verismo movement, the opera is very confusing to follow, and the death-by-poisoned-violets is the least realistic plot device in verismo.
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* AristocratsAreEvil: The Princess de Bouillon, again.
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* AristocratsAreEvil: The Princess de Bouillon, again.again.
* BigBrotherMentor: How Adriana sees her stage manager, Michonnet.
* BSODSong: “Poveri fiori”, Adriana’s Act IV aria, can count as one.
* CassandraTruth: Michonnet tries to warn Adriana not to meddle in the affairs of the nobles, which obviously goes unheeded.
* CatFight: Not necessarily a physical fight, but Adriana and the Princess de Bouillon sing a pretty vicious duet in Act III, which culminates in Adriana insulting the Princess when reciting a scene from the play ''Phèdre''.
* ChekovsGun: The Prince de Bouillon is said to be keeping a powerful poison at the request of the government. Guess how Adriana dies in the end?
* ClingyJealousGirl: The Princess is a major one.
* CostumePorn: Being set in 18th-century France, you can expect to see [[https://bachtrack.com/files/97047-adl-1449ac-ken-howard-met-opera.jpg some]] [[https://bachtrack.com/files/62106-netrebko-adriana.jpg pretty]] [[https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/01/02/arts/02metopera2/merlin_148620261_2ba9cf9c-84d9-4323-8df2-bca09a4dcfc2-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale gorgeous]] [[https://live.staticflickr.com/3864/32798944375_66057879ab_b.jpg costumes]], especially in traditional productions.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Adriana dies in Maurizio’s arms in Act IV.
* DownerEnding: Of course. Adriana dies after being poisoned by the violets that the Princess de Bouillon gave her.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Played straight with the Princess de Bouillon, a mezzo-soprano role. Averted with Michonnet, a baritone, who is more bumbling and awkward.
* FlatCharacter: One common criticism is that the characters are quite stereotypical and not well-developed; ultimately, the success of a production of this opera relies on the singers.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Adrienne Lecouvreur, Maurice de Saxe, and Louise Henriette Françoise de Lorraine, who is simply called the Princess de Bouillon in the opera.
* HopeSpot: Adriana and Maurizio reunite in Act IV, the latter even expressing his desire to marry her. Of course, it’s at that moment when they discover that Adriana has been poisoned, and she dies in Maurizio’s arms.
* IAmSong: Adriana’s Act I aria “Io son l’umile ancella”.
* LargeHam: Oh, ''so much''. The title role herself is meant for sopranos with large voices, and while it has a rather low tessitura, it requires great vocal power and is quite challenging on a dramatic level, particularly during the death scene and “Recitation”; most sopranos who do take on the role only do so in their prime. Likewise, the Princess de Bouillon is quite a hammy mezzo-soprano role, requiring a pretty strong voice to sing it.
* LoveTriangle: Adriana, Maurizio, and the Princess.
* OneHitWonder: ''Adriana Lecouvreur'' is Francesco Cilea’s most famous work, and the only one that is regularly performed today.
* PerfectPoison: Upon touching the poisoned violets, Adriana immediately feels ill, and moments after Maurizio enters her home, she shivers, becomes deranged, has a brief moment of lucidity, and then dies of the poison.
* RagsToRiches: Adriana Lecouvreur. TruthInTelevision, too, since she was born to peasants and became a renowned actress in Paris.
* RedOniBlueOni: The fiery, hot-tempered Princess is the red oni to the somewhat-cooler Adriana’s blue oni.
* SharpDressedMan: Maurizio.
* StarCrossedLovers: Adriana and Maurizio.
* BigBrotherMentor: How Adriana sees her stage manager, Michonnet.
* BSODSong: “Poveri fiori”, Adriana’s Act IV aria, can count as one.
* CassandraTruth: Michonnet tries to warn Adriana not to meddle in the affairs of the nobles, which obviously goes unheeded.
* CatFight: Not necessarily a physical fight, but Adriana and the Princess de Bouillon sing a pretty vicious duet in Act III, which culminates in Adriana insulting the Princess when reciting a scene from the play ''Phèdre''.
* ChekovsGun: The Prince de Bouillon is said to be keeping a powerful poison at the request of the government. Guess how Adriana dies in the end?
* ClingyJealousGirl: The Princess is a major one.
* CostumePorn: Being set in 18th-century France, you can expect to see [[https://bachtrack.com/files/97047-adl-1449ac-ken-howard-met-opera.jpg some]] [[https://bachtrack.com/files/62106-netrebko-adriana.jpg pretty]] [[https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/01/02/arts/02metopera2/merlin_148620261_2ba9cf9c-84d9-4323-8df2-bca09a4dcfc2-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale gorgeous]] [[https://live.staticflickr.com/3864/32798944375_66057879ab_b.jpg costumes]], especially in traditional productions.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Adriana dies in Maurizio’s arms in Act IV.
* DownerEnding: Of course. Adriana dies after being poisoned by the violets that the Princess de Bouillon gave her.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Played straight with the Princess de Bouillon, a mezzo-soprano role. Averted with Michonnet, a baritone, who is more bumbling and awkward.
* FlatCharacter: One common criticism is that the characters are quite stereotypical and not well-developed; ultimately, the success of a production of this opera relies on the singers.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Adrienne Lecouvreur, Maurice de Saxe, and Louise Henriette Françoise de Lorraine, who is simply called the Princess de Bouillon in the opera.
* HopeSpot: Adriana and Maurizio reunite in Act IV, the latter even expressing his desire to marry her. Of course, it’s at that moment when they discover that Adriana has been poisoned, and she dies in Maurizio’s arms.
* IAmSong: Adriana’s Act I aria “Io son l’umile ancella”.
* LargeHam: Oh, ''so much''. The title role herself is meant for sopranos with large voices, and while it has a rather low tessitura, it requires great vocal power and is quite challenging on a dramatic level, particularly during the death scene and “Recitation”; most sopranos who do take on the role only do so in their prime. Likewise, the Princess de Bouillon is quite a hammy mezzo-soprano role, requiring a pretty strong voice to sing it.
* LoveTriangle: Adriana, Maurizio, and the Princess.
* OneHitWonder: ''Adriana Lecouvreur'' is Francesco Cilea’s most famous work, and the only one that is regularly performed today.
* PerfectPoison: Upon touching the poisoned violets, Adriana immediately feels ill, and moments after Maurizio enters her home, she shivers, becomes deranged, has a brief moment of lucidity, and then dies of the poison.
* RagsToRiches: Adriana Lecouvreur. TruthInTelevision, too, since she was born to peasants and became a renowned actress in Paris.
* RedOniBlueOni: The fiery, hot-tempered Princess is the red oni to the somewhat-cooler Adriana’s blue oni.
* SharpDressedMan: Maurizio.
* StarCrossedLovers: Adriana and Maurizio.
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* AdaptationNameChange: The opera changes the characters’ names to their Italian variants, namely Adrienne to Adriana and Maurice to Maurizio.
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* AdaptationNameChange: The opera changes the characters’ names to their Italian variants, namely Adrienne to Adriana and Maurice to Maurizio.Maurizio.
* AltoVillainess: The Princess de Bouillon is a mezzo-soprano role.
* AristocratsAreEvil: The Princess de Bouillon, again.
* AltoVillainess: The Princess de Bouillon is a mezzo-soprano role.
* AristocratsAreEvil: The Princess de Bouillon, again.
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''Adriana Lecouvreur'' is a four-act opera by Francesco Cilea, set to an Italian libretto by Arturo Colautti, and based on the play ''Adrienne Lecouvreur'' by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé. It premiered in November 1902 at the Teatro Lirico in Milan.
Based on the life of the French actress Adrienne Lecouvreur, the opera is more well-known for being very convoluted and confusing, with a very superficial plot, but its strengths lie in its music and arias. It follows the real-life romance between Adriana and Maurizio, the Count of Saxony, her rivalry with the Princess de Bouillon, and her sudden and mysterious death.
While the opera has never been incredibly popular, it has seen some revivals in recent times, with the title role becoming a favourite for divas in their prime. Some of the famous Adrianas of the 20th century include Montserrat Caballé, Renata Scotto, Renata Tebaldi, Mirella Freni, and Joan Sutherland. In the 21st century, Anna Netrebko and Angela Gheorghiu have become well-known performers of Adriana.
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* AdaptationNameChange: The opera changes the characters’ names to their Italian variants, namely Adrienne to Adriana and Maurice to Maurizio.
[[caption-width-right:350:Anna Netrebko as Adriana and Piotr Beczala as Maurizio]]
''Adriana Lecouvreur'' is a four-act opera by Francesco Cilea, set to an Italian libretto by Arturo Colautti, and based on the play ''Adrienne Lecouvreur'' by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé. It premiered in November 1902 at the Teatro Lirico in Milan.
Based on the life of the French actress Adrienne Lecouvreur, the opera is more well-known for being very convoluted and confusing, with a very superficial plot, but its strengths lie in its music and arias. It follows the real-life romance between Adriana and Maurizio, the Count of Saxony, her rivalry with the Princess de Bouillon, and her sudden and mysterious death.
While the opera has never been incredibly popular, it has seen some revivals in recent times, with the title role becoming a favourite for divas in their prime. Some of the famous Adrianas of the 20th century include Montserrat Caballé, Renata Scotto, Renata Tebaldi, Mirella Freni, and Joan Sutherland. In the 21st century, Anna Netrebko and Angela Gheorghiu have become well-known performers of Adriana.
!!This work provides examples of:
* AdaptationNameChange: The opera changes the characters’ names to their Italian variants, namely Adrienne to Adriana and Maurice to Maurizio.
