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Adriana Lecouvreur

Adriana Lecouvreur

1989 · 158 min · ★ 10.0 · Music

Francesco Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur concerns a doomed love based on a real story about an actress involved in a famous love triangle. Mirella Freni sings the title part in this production that was broadcast on television originally in 1989. Gianandrea Gavazzeni conducts the orchestra. Live from La Scala, 1989

Directed by Giulio Bertola · Written by Arturo Colautti

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