Bari, at Petruzzelli debuts 'Adriana Lecouvreur'. The opera of Cilea which is set in the early '900

Debut meroledì 4 march 'Adriana Lecouvreur' by Francesco Cilea second work of the program 2020 of the Fondazione Petruzzelli. The orchestra of the theatre will be directed by the master Jordi Bernàcer , the choir by the master Fabrizio Cassi , directed by to Giovanni Agostinucci . The show has a scene that dates back to the Fifties of the last century, is part of the set-up of the tradition of Sormani and Cardaropoli Milan recovery and updated by Agostinucci who also worked on the costumes and the lights.

The opera in four acts, was composed by Cilea libretto by Arturo Colautti inspired by the drama of the same name by Scribe and Legouvè set in the Eighteenth century. Agostinucci sets the action in the early of the Twentieth century, and "the choice - it is underlined in the director's notes - is a real return to the origins. The first absolute fact triumphs at the Teatro Lirico in Milan in 1902".

Agostinucci has thus been preserved, these scenes are impressive, the backdrops, hand-painted, which reproduce the theaters and halls and, using a clever play of lights, presents the characters with clothes, agile and modern. A feature of Chile - has emphasized the critical Stefano contains information on different http in the presentation of the work - is to have a blended theatrical styles and different music between them, creating a layering that gives effectiveness to the action on stage and, among other things, unable to cancel the social differences between the protagonists.

You lift up the curtain, and the audience is introduced to the backstage of a theatre: we are at the Comédie-Française, is about to go on stage a tragedy of Racine, and in the excitement, the director of the scene trying to satisfy the requests of all the actors. Suddenly comes on the scene and his favorite actress Adriana Lecouvreur that review the part that will play short. And the intricate story, between love, treachery, deception, begins to unfold.

Good cast including the uruguayan Maria José Siri in the role of the protagonist, Migran Agadzhanyan (Maurizio, Count of Saxony), Peter Spanish (She), Alessandra Fox (The Princess of Bouillon). The choreography of the dance Company "compagnia Daniele Cipriani" are Giorgio Mancini . The show will be in reruns until march 10. © Reproduction reserved