Controversial soprano Tiziana Fabbricini sings her first Adriana Lecouvreur earlier this month.  For some reason, the “Bajazet” monologue is given in . . . the original French? A French translation of the Italian librettese? No matter, once the singing begins, we get a glimpse of that utterly vital but increasingly rare quality — the sacro fuoco!

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