Pittsburgh Festival Opera Presents ‘Adriana Lecuvreur’ at Carnegie Music Hall (Sun., 9/8/24)

Pittsburgh Festival Opera is presenting Adriana Lecouvreur this evening at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. The opera was inspired by the scandalous life of French actress Adrienne Leouvreur, this concert opera features a full orchestra, talented cast, and Pittsburgh Festival Opera Artistic Director and vocal legend Marianne Cornetti at the helm.

“Adriana Lecouvreur, by Francesco Cilea, with an Italian libretto by Arturo Colautti, is a four-act opera based on the 1849 play Adrienne Lecouvreur by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé. Since its debut in 1902 at the Tetro Lirico in Milan, there have been numerous recordings, performances, and even a 1955 movie adaptation.”

“The music is truly beautiful. I absolutely love this opera,” Cornetti says. Cornetti, having previously starred in Adriana Lecouvreur, was determined to bring this dramatic tale to Pittsburgh. “Having done Adriana Lecouvreur internationally to wide acclaim, I knew this needed to be brought here. This is the story of a talented actress brought to her deathbed by jealousy and deceit. It’s not often you hear of death by poisoned violets, let alone have it sung in opera. I think audiences will be mesmerized by both the story and the voice,” Cornetti said. 6 p.m. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland.

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