In the present stylised production by Lorenzo Mariani the 'violet-perfumed murderess' is taken by mezzo-soprano Marianne Cornetti, one of the most in-demand representatives of her vocal category. Opposite her, in the role of Adriana, is a soprano who as a Verdi and verismo specialist also appears regularly at all the major international opera houses, Micaela Carosi. The 'cock-of-the-walk' role is sung by the world-class tenor Marcelo Álvarez. His timbre, velvety smooth yet robustly virile, is ideally suited to a vocal characterisation of the idolised Maurizio. Conductor Renato Palumbo is very much at home with Cilea's operatic masterpiece, since the Italian Romantic and verismo periods are at the core of his extensive repertoire.
Micaela Carosi
as Adriana Lecouvreur
Marcelo Álvarez
as Maurizio
Marianne Cornetti
as Princesse de Bouillon
Simone del Savio
as Prince de Bouillon
Luca Casalin
as Abbé de Chazeuil
Alfonso Antoniozzi
as Michonnet
Antonella de Chiara
as Mlle. Jouvenot
Patrizia Porzio
as Mlle. Dangeville
Carlo Bosi
as Poisson
Diego Matamoros
as Quinault
Giuseppe Milano
as Major-domo
Renato Palumbo
as Conductor
