Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur

For the first time at the Met, Anna Netrebko sings the title role of Adriana Lecouvreur, the
great 18th-century actress in love with the military hero Maurizio, sung by Piotr Beczała.
Gianandrea Noseda conducts Cilea’s tragedy, directed by Sir David McVicar, with the
action partially set in a working replica of a Baroque theater. The cast also features Anita
Rachvelishvili as the Princess of Bouillon, Adriana’s rival for Maurizio’s affections;
Ambrogio Maestri as Michonnet, Adriana’s faithful friend; and Carlo Bosi as the
duplicitous Abbé.
Adriana Lecouvreur is a co-production of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London;
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona; Wiener Staatsoper; San Francisco Opera; and L’Opéra
National de Paris.