ADRIANA LECOUVREUR

A gem of the verismo repertoire starring Anna Netrebko

Even being the world’s greatest and most admired actress doesn’t guarantee that the handsome young man you love is safe from other women, especially when you have a conniving Princess as a rival. On the other hand, there is something marvelously romantic about being killed by a bouquet of poisoned violets. Adriana Lecouvreur unfolds in Paris in 1730. The setting reflects a nostalgia for the Rococo era that swept over Europe and the Americas around the turn of the 20th century when Cilea was composing