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Adriana Lecouvreur State Opera Vienna - Wien Sat 05.Sep 2026 19:00 replace me !Adriana Lecouvreur State Opera Vienna - Wien Tue 08.Sep 2026 19:00 replace me !Adriana Lecouvreur State Opera Vienna - Wien Fri 11.Sep 2026 19:00 replace me !Adriana Lecouvreur State Opera Vienna - Wien Mon 14.Sep 2026 18:30 replace me !The celebrated actress Adriana Lecouvreur loves Count Maurizio, who keeps his relationship with her a secret. The Princess of Bouillon also desires him.
Out of jealousy, she sends Adriana a poisoned bouquet of violets. Intrigues and misunderstandings come to a head while Maurizio stands between the women. Adriana realizes too late the origin of the gift and dies from its effects, believing in Maurizio's love.
Sir David McVicar's production is set in the original period of the plot, i.e. Paris in 1730. The director deliberately avoided any transformation into another era, as in his opinion this would only damage or render incomprehensible both the story and the constellations and types of characters. Accordingly, the audience is also visually transported to a late baroque era and thus witnesses a long lost world.Based on Italian verismo, the composer Francesco Cilea uses melodrama as a stylistic device that is effective and coherent in a theatrical context, in addition to a pointed, refined and ramified tonal language and languorous, shaded melodic power. He places prominent islands such as Adriana's famous aria "Io son l'umile ancella" or the equally well-known, dark "Acerba voluttà" of the poisonous Bouillon in the through-composed form - highlights that have also proven themselves in numerous concert programs.There are artists who have made a lasting mark on cultural history with just a single work. The Italian composer Francesco Cilea is one of them. Even though he had a number of stage works to his name, his name will always be associated with his most important opera Adriana Lecouvreur. Cilea, a contemporary of Puccini and a musical beacon of hope in Italy at the end of the 19th century, scored the success of his life with this four-act opera.Order your tickets for the Vienna State Opera and book your tickets now at viennaticket.at.
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