The Metropolitan Opera: Andrea Chénier

The read

It runs long at 3h 31m.

Synopsis

Giordano’s passionate tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczała as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and violence of the French Revolution. Following their celebrated recent partnership in Giordano’s Fedora in the 2022–23 Live in HD season, Beczała reunites with soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Chénier’s aristocratic lover, Maddalena di Coigny, with baritone Igor Golovatenko as Carlo Gérard, the agent of the Reign of Terror who seals their fates.

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Key crew

• Gary HalvorsonDirector
• Nicolas JoëlDirector
• Luigi IllicaWriter

Cast

• Sonya YonchevaMaddalena
• Piotr BeczałaAndrea Chénier
• Igor GolovatenkoCarlo Gerard
• Siphokazi MoltenoLa Bersi
• Olesya PetrovaMadelon
• Brenton RyanIncredibile
• Guriy GurevRoucher
• Maurizio MuraroMathieu

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