Adrienne Lecouvreur (play)

Sarah Bernhardt in Adrienne Lecouvreur (1896)

Adrienne Lecouvreur (French pronunciation: [adʁijɛn ləkuvʁœʁ]) 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.[1]

  1. ^ The New international Encyclopedia. "Arienne Lecouvreur". Archive.org. Retrieved 15 March 2013.