Francesco Cilea (1866-1950) - Adriana Lecouvreur (1989)
Cover Front Album
Composer Francesco Cilea (1866-1950)
Conductor James Levine
Orchestra / Ensemble I Philharmonia Orchestra
Length 134:39
Format CD
Genre Vocal; Opera
Chorus I Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Chorus Master John McCarthy
Index 149
Out of Print No
Musicians
Soloist Scotto; Domingo; Obraztsova; Milnes; Luccardi; Andreolli; Watson; Murray; Crook; Hudson
Credits
Producer Roy Emerson
Label CBS Records Masterworks
Track List
69:06
01 Act One: "Michonnet, della bianca!" (Michonnet, Adriana) 07:31
02 Act One: "Io con l'umile ancella..." (Adriana, Michonnet) 06:11
03 Act One: "Adriana!.. Che c'e?" (Adriana, Michonnet, Maurizio) 04:39
04 Act One: "La dolcissima effige" (Maurizio, Adriana) 05:45
05 Act One: "Or dunque, Abate?" (Michonnet) 04:03
06 Act One: "Ecco il monologo" (Michonnet, Maurizio) 04:53
07 Act One: "Neppure una parola!" (Maurizio, Michonnet, Adriana) 03:02
08 Act Two: "Acerba volutta" (Princess) 02:44
09 Act Two: "O vagabonda stella d'Oriente" (Princess) 01:13
10 Act Two: "Principessa. Finalmente!" (Maurizio, Princess) 05:11
11 Act Two: "L'anima ho stanca" (Maurizio, Princess) 02:46
12 Act Two: "Vi cogliam, Conte, sul fatto..." (Maurizio, Adriana) 03:14
13 Act Two: "Ma, dunque, e vero?" (Adriana, Maurizio, Michonnet) 06:47
14 Act Two: "Ebbene? Che granchio!" (Michonnet, Adriana) 02:45
15 Act Two: "E sia! Non risponde" (Adriana, Princess) 08:22
65:33
01 Act Three: "Eh via! cosi non va" (Princess) 06:21
02 Act Three: "Commossa io sono per si grande onor." (Adriana, Princess, Michonnet, Maurizio) 04:13
03 Act Three: "Il russo Mencikoff" (Maurizio) 02:58
04 Act Three: "Dormi, dormi o patorello!" 05:06
05 Act Three: "E quella dama al certo!" (Princess, Adriana, Michonnet) 06:48
06 Act Four: Prelude 03:57
07 Act Four: "So ch'ella dorme" (Michonnet) 03:57
08 Act Four: "Amico mio!" (Adriana, Michonnet) 03:13
09 Act Four: "Bambina, non ti crucciare" (Michonnet, Adriana) 02:03
10 Act Four: "Ma sottintesa" (Adriana, Michonnet) 05:37
11 Act Four: "Poveri fiori" (Adriana, Michonnet) 03:31
12 Act Four: "Adriana!... Non odi?" (Maurizio, Michonnet, Adriana) 03:01
13 Act Four: "No, la mia fronte..." (Adriana, Maurizio) 05:18
14 Act Four: "Che? Tu tremi!..." (Maurizio, Adriana, Michonnet) 09:30
Personal
Purchase Date 9/20/1998
Value $35.00
Store Columbia House
Condition 100%
Librettist Arturo Colauti
Nationality Italian
Premiere Teatro Lirico, Milan, November 6, 1902
"Form" Opera in quattro atti
Language Italian
Period Romantic
Details
Studio Abbey Road, London
Catalog Number M2K 39310
Live No
Recording Date 8/11/1977
Spars ADD
Reissue No
Sound Stereo
Notes
Adriana Lecouvreur: Renata Scotto
Maurizio: Placido Domingo
Michonnet: Sherrill Milnes
La Principessa di Bouillon: Elena Obraztsova
Il Principe di Bouillon: Giancarlo Luccardi
L'Abate di Chazeuil: Florindo Andreolli
Mad,lla Jouvenot: Lillian Watson
Mad,lla Dangeville: Anne Murray
Poisson: Paul Crook
Quinault: Paul Hudson
Un maggiordomo: Paul Crook

Notes, text and translations

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