The opera takes place in 18th century France. The famous actress Adriana Lecouvreur falls in love with the nobleman Maurizio. Jealousy and betrayal are unleashed when Maurizio's secret identity is revealed, leading Adriana to a tragic fate. The most eighteenth-century of the Teatro Real's seasons begins by evoking the figure of Adrienne Lecouvreur, leading actress of the Comédie-Française who died in 1730 under mysterious circumstances. A melodrama of jealousy and amorous revenge, Francesco Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur could be described as an Aida transposed to the France of Louis XV, supported by a score of refined Puccinian sonorities and enhanced by a memorable set of soprano and tenor arias. A favorite of the great voices, this Adriana Lecouvreur is also a tribute to Montserrat Caballé and José Carreras, on the 50th anniversary of their legendary performance of this title at the Teatro de la Zarzuela.

Adriana Lecouvreur takes the stage of the Real in David McVicar's rapturous and sumptuous period production, which since its premiere in 2010, has swept the world's major coliseums, and summoned the most spectacular casts of the last decade.

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