| Manlio Benzi | Conductor | |
| Martin Lloyd-Evans | Director | |
| Jamie Vartan | Set Designer | |
| City of London Sinfonia | ||
| Opera Holland Park Chorus | ||
| Cheryl Barker | Soprano | Adriana Lecouvreur |
| Maud Miller | Soprano | Mlle Jouvenot |
| Chloe Hinton | Mezzo-soprano | Mlle Dangeville |
| Tiziana Carraro | Mezzo-soprano | Princesse de Bouillon |
| Robert Burt | Tenor | Abbé de Chazeuil |
| Peter Auty | Tenor | Maurizio (Maurice de Saxe) |
| Peter Davoren | Tenor | Poisson |
| Richard Burkhard | Baritone | Michonnet |
| Simon Wilding | Bass | Prince de Bouillon |
| Ian Beadle | Bass-baritone | Quinault |
For £30 tickets for first two performances use promo code ADRIANA30.
First performed at the Teatro Lirico, Milan on 6 November 1902
Libretto by Arturo Colautti, based on the playAdrienne Lecouvreur by Eugène Scribe and Ernst Legouvé
Sung in Italian with English surtitles
New production
By arrangement with Schott Music Limited on behalf of Casa Musicale Sonzogno
Since OHP last produced Adriana Lecouvreur in 2002, Cilea's sumptuously gorgeous opera has become something of a populist piece, being given at the Royal Opera House among others. Coming firmly from the verismo repertoire for which OHP has become renowned, Adriana is a romantic drama of quite exquisite beauty, a tragedy of love, betrayal and murder.
Adriana is a famous actress, in love with Maurizio, a soldier in the service of the Count of Saxony - but he is not who he says he is. Adriana fails to recognise the deep affection that Michonnet, her stage manager, has for her and deceit leads to betrayal and death, played out against a wonderful score and the deeply touching backdrop of Michonnet's dignified but unrequited love.
Production supported by Opera Holland Park Friends Production Syndicate
Chorus generously supported by Mrs Angela Lascelles