January 12 & 14, 1996 8:00 p.m.
Montgomery College, Rockville Maryland
Single Tickets: $19.00
A jealous pricess, thwarted in love, exacts a terrible revenge upon the prima donna of the Comedie-Francaise. Cilea's melodic, poignant masterpiece has been a beloved showcase for star sopranos, such as Magda Olivero, Renata Tebaldi and Monserrat Caballe. Opera Camerata proudly presents the exquisite soprano Medea Mamoradze, principal artist of the Tbilisi Opera, Republic of Georgia, in her American operatic debut. Cilea's lush orchestrations and expertly crafted arias in the style of Puccini will leave you humming long after you've left the theater.
Featuring:
Medea Namoradze, soprano as Adriana Lecouvreur; Lucio Paz, tenor as Maurizio, Il Conte di Sassonia; Tatiana Ishemova, mezzo, as La Principessa di Bouillon; Jason Stearns, baritone as Michonner; Antonio Torchia, tenor as L'Abate di Chazeuil; Yuri Dobrovolsky, bass, as Il Principe di Bouillon;
with Carla DelVillagio, Susan Sevier, Michael Patterson, Darryl Winston and Orchestra of the Opera Camerata of Washington, conducted by Micaele Sparacino. .