Plácido Domingo will sing the role of Maurizio in Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur on February 6, 10, 13, 21 matinee, 25, and 28 evening, 2009, replacing Marcelo Álvarez, who is now singing the title role in the Met's new production of Verdi's Il Trovatore. Marco Armiliato will conduct Adriana Lecouvreur, replacing Domingo, who was originally scheduled to conduct. The role of Maurizio in the February 17 performance is TBA.
With these performances of Adriana Lecouvreur, Domingo returns to the role of his Met debut, forty years ago on September 28, 1968. Since then, Domingo has only sung the role of Maurizio once at the Met, in 1983. Later this season, the Spanish tenor will be honored for his 40th year with the company at the March 15 celebration of the Met's 125th anniversary. He also sings the role of Siegmund in Die Walküre, as part of the final season of the Met's classic production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.
Adriana Lecouvreur features Maria Guleghina in the title role, Olga Borodina as the Principessa di Bouillon, and Roberto Frontali as Michonnet.
Mark Lamos stages the opera for the first time at the Met.
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