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is overjoyed when Maurizio asks her to marry him. Suddenly she is taken ill. The Principessa has had the violets sprinkled with poison. Delirious, Adriana dies. Personalities | Francesco Cilea | Turn of the Century | Opera ...

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(Fran-chas’-ko Che-la’-a) 1866–1950 Italian composer Although Francesco Cilea is usually classified as one of the verismo (‘realist’) school of music, of his two well-known operas only L’Arlesiana (‘The Woman of Arles’, 1897), based on Alphonse Daudet’s story of obsessive love set in a peasant community in southern France, really answers to that description. His other opera, more famous ...

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unchallenging title role, which gives ample chance for a prima donna to display her talents. Although a handful more works followed, none met with the same success and Cilea gradually focused his attention on teaching. Introduction | Turn of the Century | Opera Major Operas | Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea | Turn of the Century Personalities | Eugen ...

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of the ancient legend. Recommended Recording: Piano Concerto, Garrick Ohlsson, Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus (cond) Christoph von Dohnányi (Telarc) Introduction | Modern Era | Classical Personalities | Francesco Cilea | Modern Era | Classical ...

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sometimes started but never brought to completion. Introduction | Turn of the Century | Opera Major Operas | Louise by Gustave Charpentier | Turn of the Century Personalities | Francesco Cilea | Turn of the Century | Opera Houses & Companies | Opéra-Comique | Early Romantic | Opera ...

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b. 1941 Spanish tenor Domingo was brought up in Mexico, where he made his debut as a baritone in 1957. He appeared as a tenor in Dallas in 1961, and was a member of the Israeli National Opera 1962–65. He sang Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly) at the New York City Opera in 1965, Maurizio in Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur at ...

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1922–2004 Italian soprano Tebaldi sang regularly at La Scala, Milan 1949–54. She made her debut with the Covent Garden company as Tosca in 1955; in the same year she joined the Metropolitan Opera. She also appeared in San Francisco, Chicago and South America. A powerful soprano, her roles included Aida, Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur and Catalani’s La Wally. ...