Giordano’s tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczała as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and violence of the French Revolution. Soprano Sonya Yoncheva stars as Chénier’s aristocratic lover, Maddalena di Coigny, with baritone Igor Golovatenko as Carlo Gérard. Daniele Rustioni takes the podium to lead Nicolas Joël’s staging.
Giordano’s tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczała as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and violence of the French Revolution. Soprano Sonya Yoncheva stars as Chénier’s aristocratic lover, Maddalena di Coigny, with baritone Igor Golovatenko as Carlo Gérard. Daniele Rustioni takes the podium to lead Nicolas Joël’s staging.
The French Revolution was raging, but so was a tragic love triangle in Umberto Giordano's passionate opera, loosely based on real life events.
Will the poet Andrea Chénier win her love or will his rival?
♪♪ Starring Piotr Beczaa, Sonya Yoncheva, and Igor Golovatenko.
Look for “Andrea Chénier” on Great on Great Performances at the Met.
