Adriana Lecouvreur

Opéra de Monte Carlo, 2017-Teatro San Carlo (IT), 2026
2026
Completed
Opera

A New production by Adriana Lecouvreur with scenes by Giò Forma was held on the occasion of the National Day of the Principality of Monaco

A new production of Adriana Lecouvreur was first presented on the occasion of the National Day of the Principality of Monaco in 2017 and was subsequently revived at the historic Teatro di San Carlo in Naples in June 2026.Davide Livermore stages the work of Francesco Cilea by recreating the figure of the 18th century Diva in homage to the divas of the early years of the 20th century and in particular Sarah Bernhardt. Protagonist also, for once, the war projected to the foreground of the story and which makes it more credible.Taking place largely at the French Theater, the plot is a crossover of romantic relationships, alcove secrets, rivalries and jealousies.The background and the form converge in removable spaces with the use of a rotating or circulating plate along the entire length of the stage. The artists themselves do not have to move, they move in spite of themselves while the scenography is saturated with black with glimpses of color with chiaroscuro to dominate the scene.

Direzione musicale - Maurizio Benini (Monaco) / Pinchas Steinberg (Napoli)

Regia - Davide Livermore
Scene - Giò Forma
Costumi - Gianluca Falaschi
Luci - Nicolas Bovey
Coreografia - Eugénie Andrin
Maestro del coro - Stefano Visconti

Photo - Luciano Romano

Adriana Lecouvreur at San Carlo: singer before a draped stage frame, costumed cast under deep blue light – Adriana Lecouvreur at Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2026 – set design
Render of a black-and-white war scene: ruined palace façade, hanging French flag and soldiers on white beds – Adriana Lecouvreur at Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2026 – set designRender variant of the war scene with tattered wall textures around a fireplace, French flag and beds – Adriana Lecouvreur at Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2026 – set design
Stage set with tall columns framing an ornate theatre portal, a pram and bed on the dim stage – Adriana Lecouvreur at Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2026 – set designTheatre-within-a-theatre set: weathered portal with grey curtain and a row of dressing tables – Adriana Lecouvreur at Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2026 – set design
Carved portal with green curtain and red drapes behind, dressing tables lined up in warm light – Adriana Lecouvreur at Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2026 – set designCarved theatre portal glowing with a painted backdrop, café tables and chairs in front – Adriana Lecouvreur at Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2026 – set design
Singer in a jewelled blue costume and feathered headdress holding a letter, beside a frame hung with ropes – Adriana Lecouvreur at Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2026 – set designAdriana Lecouvreur at San Carlo: singer before a draped stage frame, costumed cast under deep blue light – Adriana Lecouvreur at Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2026 – set design
Singer in black lace beside a green settee, in a weathered grey salon with a tall window – Adriana Lecouvreur at Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2026 – set designCarved stage portal framing a large sketched portrait of a diva, trunks and performers in front – Adriana Lecouvreur at Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2026 – set design
Singer in a white spotlight at the centre of a carved silver portal, chairs lined up on the dark stage – Adriana Lecouvreur at Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2026 – set designDancers in orange costumes beneath a chandelier, framed by the carved portal and red velvet drapes – Adriana Lecouvreur at Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2026 – set design
Adriana Lecouvreur at San Carlo: singer before a draped stage frame, costumed cast under deep blue light – Adriana Lecouvreur at Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2026 – set designSoloists and chorus in period costume with nurses in white, gathered beside the carved portal – Adriana Lecouvreur at Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2026 – set design