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Adrienne Lecouvreur

by Ernest Legouve

Adrienne Lecouvreur is a French tragic play written by Ernest Legouvé and Eugène Scribe. It portrays the life of the leading French actress of the eighteenth century Adrienne Lecouvreur and her mysterious death. It was produced April 14, 1849.

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Language

English

Original Language

French

Published In

1849

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Gabriel Jean Baptiste Ernest Wilfrid Legouvé was a French dramatist. Son of the poet Gabriel-Marie Legouvé (1764–1812), he was born in Paris. His mother died in 1810, and almost im...

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