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Composer(s): Cilea, Francesco
Lyricist(s): Colautti, Arturo
Conductor(s): Bonynge, Richard
Orchestra(s): Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra
Choir(s): Opera Australia Chorus
Artist(s): Austin, Anson; Begg, Heather; Shaw, John; Sutherland, Joan
Label: Opus Arte
Genre: Opera DVD
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: OAF4003D
Barcode: 809478040033
Distribution Note(s):
Not available in Australia, New Zealand and North America
Not available in Australia, New Zealand and North America
Release Date: 03/2006
CILEA, F.: Adriana Lecouvreur (Opera Australia, 1984) (NTSC)
Cilea - Adriana Lecouvreur
Joan Sutherland, Heather Begg
Anson Austin, John Shaw
The Australian Opera Chorus
The Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra
Richard Bonynge
Running time: 140 mins
Region Code: All regions
Picture format: 4:3
Sound format: Stereo
Subtitles: EN
Cat. No: OAF4003D
Joan Sutherland, Heather Begg
Anson Austin, John Shaw
The Australian Opera Chorus
The Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra
Richard Bonynge
Running time: 140 mins
Region Code: All regions
Picture format: 4:3
Sound format: Stereo
Subtitles: EN
Cat. No: OAF4003D
Francesco Cilea's most popular work is based on the 1849 play by Eugene Scribe and Ernest Legouve. Adriana Lecouvreur is a star of the stage who could seemingly have any man she desires, but when she falls hopelessly in love with the Count of Saxony, she discovers he's already been promised to the Princess of Bouillon, leading to a battle of wills between them. Filmed in 1984 at Sydney Opera House.
"This is an excellently sung, played and staged production of this lovely, lyrical opera." The Canberra Times
"...the grandeur of her (Dame Joan's) voice ennobles Cilea"s modest but hummable inventions.., we hear a sumptuous and eloquent sound." The Sydney Morning Herald