Adriana Lecouvreur in Cilea's "Adriana Lecouvreur"
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Adriana Lecouvreur in Cilea's "Adriana Lecouvreur" is the tragic title heroine of Francesco Cilea’s verismo opera, a celebrated 18th-century French actress whose doomed love affair and dramatic death drive the work’s emotional core.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adriana Lecouvreur (character) | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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opera character ⓘ soprano role ⓘ title role ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Adriana Lecouvreur (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Adriana Lecouvreur (historical actress) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeRole |
art versus life
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doomed love affair ⓘ jealousy ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Arturo Colautti
NERFINISHED
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Francesco Cilea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCauseContext | jealous intrigue ⓘ |
| diesFrom | poisoned violets ⓘ |
| dramaticClimax | onstage recitation from Racine's "Phèdre" ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | tragic heroine ⓘ |
| dramaticTrait |
deeply devoted in love
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impulsive ⓘ passionate ⓘ |
| famousAria |
"Io son l'umile ancella"
NERFINISHED
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"Poveri fiori" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Teatro Lirico, Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | actress ⓘ |
| isProtagonistOf | Adriana Lecouvreur (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Italian ⓘ |
| librettoSource | play "Adrienne Lecouvreur" by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loveInterestOf | Maurizio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableInterpreter |
Angela Gheorghiu
NERFINISHED
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Anna Netrebko NERFINISHED ⓘ Magda Olivero NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirella Freni NERFINISHED ⓘ Montserrat Caballé NERFINISHED ⓘ Renata Scotto NERFINISHED ⓘ Renata Tebaldi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaGenreContext | verismo ⓘ |
| professionContext | Comédie-Française actress ⓘ |
| relationshipDynamic | love triangle with Maurizio and Princess de Bouillon ⓘ |
| rivalOf | Princess de Bouillon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicRole | artist destroyed by passion and intrigue ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| vocalFach |
lyric soprano
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spinto soprano ⓘ |
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