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Metropolitan Opera in HD: Andrea Chénier
Sunday, December 14, 1:00 pm
About the Program

Sunday, December 14, 1:00 pm

(This is not the live broadcast date!)

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD:

Andrea Chénier

Music by Umberto Giordano

Libretto by Luigi Illica


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. Met Principal Guest Conductor Daniele Rustioni takes the podium to lead Nicolas Joël’s gripping staging.

Runtime: 3 hours 31 minutes

                

Conductor: Daniele Rustioni
Maddalena di Coigny: Sonya Yoncheva | Andrea Chenier: Piotr Beczała | Carlo Gérard: Igor Golovatenko

Production: Nicolas Joël | Set & Costume Designer: Hubert Monloup | Lighting Designer: Duane Schuler