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Where:
Teatro Carlo Felice

 

 

 

 

Andrea Chénier

Umberto Giordano’s historical drama conducted by Donato Renzetti, directed by Pier Francesco Maestrini

Historical drama in four scenes by Umberto Giordano, libretto by Luigi Illica

Staged by the Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Bologna and the Opéra Garnier Monte-Carlo

Main characters and performers:

Andrea Chénier
Fabio Sartori

Carlo Gérard
Amartuvshin Enkhbat
Stefano Meo (9,12)

Maddalena di Coigny
Maria Josè Siri

The mulatta Bersi
Cristina Melis

The Countess of Coigny
Siranush Khachatryan

Madelon
Manuela Custer

Roucher
Nicolò Ceriani

Fléville
Matteo Peirone

Fouquier Tinville
Marco Camastra

Mathieu
Luciano Roberti

An incredible
Didier Pieri

The abbot
Gianluca Sorrentino

Schmidt
Andrea Porta

Maestro concertatore e direttore
Donato Renzetti

Director
Pier Francesco Maestrini

Scenes and videos
Nicolás Boni

Costumes
Stefania Scaraggi

Choreography
Silvia Giordano

Lights
Daniele Naldi

Orchestra, chorus and technicians of the Opera Carlo Felice Genoa
Choirmaster Claudio Marino Moretti

Andrea Chénier is an opera in four scenes that Umberto Giordano composed in 1896, to a libretto by Luigi Illica inspired by the life of French poet André Chénier. The opera was Giordano’s first great success. After the first performance at La Scala on 28 March of the same year, he saw his work revived throughout Europe and in the United States. The action takes place near Paris at the time of the French Revolution. The protagonist’s constitutionalist ideals are in stark contrast to the corrupt lifestyle of the Parisian nobility, and during the Reign of Terror the poet will be persecuted and later executed for his political affiliation. Against the backdrop of tragic historical events, a love affair with Magdalena, daughter of the Countess of Coigny, develops. Andrea and Magdalena will remain together until the last tragic moment. The main model Giordano refers to is Italian verismo, from which he takes an orchestration aimed at describing the gestures of the characters and the action rather than the psychological or emotional dimension. The result is a work of great compactness, where the narrative is not analysed by the music itself, but rather emphasised. The vocal lines are singable and effective, while developing in a well-defined structural context that maintains a thoughtful balance from beginning to end.