Synopsis
Although Domingo was younger and Banackova looked more like the sweet and innocent young Madalena than the one played by Tomowa-Sintow in the ROH production, this production was not as good. It was not as tight and neat. The tempo set was far too slow for the time-period of the story. The stage setting was distracting. The lighting was too dark. Except Domingo, a natural actor who was always into his role and sings and acts with passion, none of the other performers came up with a convincing portrayal of the role he/she played.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Luigi IllicaWriter
- Otto SchenkDirector
Cast
- Plácido DomingoAndrea Chénier
- Gabriela BeňačkováMaddalena di Coigny
- Piero CappuccilliCarlo Gérard
- Hans HelmRoucher
- Rohangiz YachmiBersi
- Czeslawa SlaniaContessa di Coigny
- Fedora BarbieriMadelon
- Heinz ZednikIncredible
- Rudolf MazzolaSchmidt
- Paul WolfrumPietro Fléville
- Nello SantiConductor
Themes
opera