Adriana Lecouvreur

~ Release by Cilea; Montserrat Caballe, Jose Carreras, Gianfranco Masini (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Per Operadis, Masini conducted three live performances featuring Caballé and Carreras—1972 (Teatro del Liceo), 1974 (New Philharmonia), and 1976 (NHK Symphony). The ASIN published here corresponds to the '76 performance, and it is the only one with these two singers that can currently (as of mid-April 2019) be found in digital format at Amazon US or Discogs, whether on the Legato label or others.

Live recording of a performance in Tokyo (20 September 1976)

Cast:
Conductor - Gian-Franco Masini
Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - NHK Italian Opera Chorus

Adriana Lecouvreur - Montserrat Caballé
Maurizio - José Carreras
Principe di Bouillon - Ivo Vinco
Principessa di Bouillon - Fiorenza Cossotto
Michonnet - Attilio d'Orazi
Quinault - Paolo Mazzotta
Poisson - Pietro di Vietri
Mlle. Jouvenot - Scilly Fortunato
Mlle. Dangeville - Nella Verri
L'Abate di Chazeuil - Piero de Palma

Annotation last modified on 2026-05-03 16:03 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto III. “Eh, via! Cosi non va”
mezzo-soprano vocals [La principessa]:
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano) (on 1976-09-20)
tenor vocals [L'abate]:
Piero de Palma (tenor) (on 1976-09-20)
orchestra:
NHK Symphony Orchestra (on 1976-09-20)
conductor:
Gianfranco Masini (on 1976-09-20)
live recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto III. “Eh via! così non va” (L'abate, La principessa) (on 1976-09-20)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto III
Francesco Cilea6:06
2Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto III. “D’ammirar più da presso”
baritone vocals [Michonnet]:
Attilio D'Orazi (Italian baritone) (on 1976-09-20)
bass vocals [Il principe]:
Ivo Vinco (operatic bass) (on 1976-09-20)
choir vocals:
NHK Italian Opera Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals [La principessa]:
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano) (on 1976-09-20)
soprano vocals [Adriana]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (on 1976-09-20)
tenor vocals [L'abate]:
Piero de Palma (tenor) (on 1976-09-20)
vocals:
NHK Italian Opera Chorus (on 1976-09-20)
orchestra:
NHK Symphony Orchestra (on 1976-09-20)
conductor:
Gianfranco Masini (on 1976-09-20)
live recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto III. “Madamigella Lecouvreur!” (Maggiordomo, Adriana, Michonnet, Il principe, La principessa, L'abate, coro) (on 1976-09-20)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto III
Francesco Cilea4:41
3Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto III. “Il russo, Mèncikoff”
choir vocals:
NHK Italian Opera Chorus
tenor vocals [Maurizio]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (on 1976-09-20)
vocals:
NHK Italian Opera Chorus (on 1976-09-20)
orchestra:
NHK Symphony Orchestra (on 1976-09-20)
conductor:
Gianfranco Masini (on 1976-09-20)
live recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto III. “Il russo Mèncikoff” (Maurizio, tutti) (on 1976-09-20)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto III
Francesco Cilea2:20
4Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto III. Ballet
choir vocals:
NHK Italian Opera Chorus
vocals:
NHK Italian Opera Chorus (on 1976-09-20)
orchestra:
NHK Symphony Orchestra (on 1976-09-20)
conductor:
Gianfranco Masini (on 1976-09-20)
live recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto III. Balletto con coro “Dormi, dormi, o pastorello!” (coro) (on 1976-09-20)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto III
Francesco Cilea9:37
5Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto III. “Giusto Cielo!”
choir vocals:
NHK Italian Opera Chorus
soprano vocals [Adriana]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (on 1976-09-20)
vocals:
NHK Italian Opera Chorus (on 1976-09-20)
orchestra:
NHK Symphony Orchestra (on 1976-09-20)
conductor:
Gianfranco Masini (on 1976-09-20)
live recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto III. “Giusto cielo! che feci in tal giorno” (Adriana, tutti) (on 1976-09-20)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto III
Francesco Cilea3:51
6Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “So ch’ella dorme”
baritone vocals [Michonnet]:
Attilio D'Orazi (Italian baritone) (on 1976-09-20)
orchestra:
NHK Symphony Orchestra (on 1976-09-20)
conductor:
Gianfranco Masini (on 1976-09-20)
live recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “So ch’ella dorme” (Michonnet) (on 1976-09-20)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV
Francesco Cilea6:33
7Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Amico mio”
baritone vocals [Michonnet]:
Attilio D'Orazi (Italian baritone) (on 1976-09-20)
soprano vocals [Adriana]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (on 1976-09-20)
orchestra:
NHK Symphony Orchestra (on 1976-09-20)
conductor:
Gianfranco Masini (on 1976-09-20)
live recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Amico mio!” (Adriana, Michonnet) (on 1976-09-20)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV
Francesco Cilea5:06
8Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Lieta sorpesa!”
baritone vocals [Michonnet]:
Attilio D'Orazi (Italian baritone) (on 1976-09-20)
bass vocals [Quinault]:
Paolo Mazzotta (classical bass vocalist) (on 1976-09-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals [La Dangeville]:
Nella Verri (mezzo-soprano) (on 1976-09-20)
soprano vocals [Adriana]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (on 1976-09-20)
soprano vocals [La Jouvenot]:
Scilly Fortunato (soprano) (on 1976-09-20)
tenor vocals [Poisson]:
Pietro di Vietri (tenor) (on 1976-09-20)
orchestra:
NHK Symphony Orchestra (on 1976-09-20)
conductor:
Gianfranco Masini (on 1976-09-20)
live recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Lieta sorpresa!” (Adriana, La Jouvenot, La Dangeville, Michonnet, Quinault, Poisson) (on 1976-09-20)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV
Francesco Cilea4:14
9Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Vediam? Cielo!” / “Poveri fiori”
baritone vocals [Michonnet]:
Attilio D'Orazi (Italian baritone) (on 1976-09-20)
soprano vocals [Adriana]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (on 1976-09-20)
orchestra:
NHK Symphony Orchestra (on 1976-09-20)
conductor:
Gianfranco Masini (on 1976-09-20)
partial recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Poveri fiori” (Adriana) (on 1976-09-20)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
publisher:
Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV
live recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Vediam, cielo!” (Adriana, Michonnet) (on 1976-09-20)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV
Francesco Cilea6:26
10Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “T’inganni, non é finito tutto”
soprano vocals [Adriana]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (on 1976-09-20)
orchestra:
NHK Symphony Orchestra (on 1976-09-20)
conductor:
Gianfranco Masini (on 1976-09-20)
live partial recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Poveri fiori” (Adriana) (on 1976-09-20)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
publisher:
Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV
Francesco Cilea8:16
11Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Che? Tu tremi”
baritone vocals [Michonnet]:
Attilio D'Orazi (Italian baritone) (on 1976-09-20)
soprano vocals [Adriana]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (on 1976-09-20)
tenor vocals [Maurizio]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (on 1976-09-20)
orchestra:
NHK Symphony Orchestra (on 1976-09-20)
conductor:
Gianfranco Masini (on 1976-09-20)
live recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Che? Tu tremi!” (Maurizio, Adriana) (on 1976-09-20)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV
live partial recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Ove, dunque, son io” (Adriana, Maurizio, Michonnet) (on 1976-09-20)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV
Francesco Cilea6:21
12Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV “Scostatevi, profani”
baritone vocals [Michonnet]:
Attilio D'Orazi (Italian baritone) (on 1976-09-20)
soprano vocals [Adriana]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (on 1976-09-20)
tenor vocals [Maurizio]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (on 1976-09-20)
orchestra:
NHK Symphony Orchestra (on 1976-09-20)
conductor:
Gianfranco Masini (on 1976-09-20)
live partial recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Ove, dunque, son io” (Adriana, Maurizio, Michonnet) (on 1976-09-20)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV
Francesco Cilea3:33