The company is preparing for a performance and bustling around Michonnet, the stage manager. The Prince de Bouillon, admirer and patron of the actress Duclos, is also seen backstage with his companion, the Abbé. Adriana enters, reciting, and replies to the others' praise with 'Io son l'umile ancella' ("I am the humble servant of the creative spirit"). Left alone with Adriana, Michonnet wants to express his love for her. However, Adriana explains that she already has a lover: Maurizio, a soldier of the Count of Saxony. Maurizio enters and declares his love for Adriana, 'La dolcissima effigie.' They agree to meet that night, and Adriana gives him some violets to put in his buttonhole. The Prince and the Abbé return. They have intercepted a letter from Duclos, in which she requests a meeting with Maurizio later that evening at the Prince's villa. The Prince, hoping to expose the tryst, decides to invite the entire troupe there after the performance. On receiving Duclos's letter, Maurizio cancels his appointment with Adriana, who in turn opts to join the Prince's party.
This projest was a performance in celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It took place at the Hosanna School Museum in Harford County MD. This was the first shool for African Americans in the county. As I sang and played the spiritural, Don't Feel No Ways Tired arranged by Jacqueline Hairston, the words of the song reminded us of the energy and commitment that the civil rights leader had as he fought for justice and equality for all people. His wife Coretta Scott King, was remembered not only for her support for her husband but because of her contrubution and training as an African American concert artist. I performed the aria "Io son l'umile ancella" from Andriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea in her honor.
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