Adriana Lecouvreur
2010 · Movie · 2h 30m
Starring Angela Gheorghiu as the celebrated French actress Adriana Lecouvreur and Jonas Kaufmann as her lover Maurizio, Count of Saxony, Cilea s verismo drama explores celebrity, romance, jealousy, and death. The trio of sublime voices is completed by Russian mezzo-soprano Olga Borodina as Adriana s jealous rival, the Princess de Bouillon. David McVicar s hit production the first performance of the opera at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden for more than a century presents the life of the French actress as a blurring of the distinction between fantasy and reality. The action revolves around a life-size Baroque Theatre, taking us from the bustle and colour of the first act backstage at the playhouse, to the bare final scenes as the drama reaches its fatal climax.
- David McVicarDirector
- Francesco CileaOriginal Music Composer
- Arturo ColauttiWriter
- François RoussillonDirector
- Jonas KaufmannMaurizio
- Angela GheorghiuAdriana Lecouvreur
- Olga BorodinaPrincesse de Bouillon
- Alessandro CorbelliMichonnet
- Iain PatonPoisson
- David SoarQuinault
- Janis KellyMlle Jouvenot
- Maurizio MuraroPrince de Bouillon
- Bonaventura BottoneAbbé de Chazeuil
- Abramo CiulloMajor-Domo
- Barbara RhodesMlle Duclos
- Kenneth BryersPantalone
