"Andrea Chénier" by Teatro Comunale di Bologna on OperaVision
Andrea Chénier is Umberto Giordano’s most famous opera.
Inspired by the life of the poet André Chénier at the time of the French Revolution, Giordano’s opera with libretto by Luigi Illica, faithfully portrays in detail the story of the protagonist, his love for Maddalena di Coigny, his arrest as a counter-revolutionary and their final hours.
OperaVision, the free streaming platform supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe programme, offers the Teatro Comunale di Bologna’s 2022 production.
It is conducted by Ukrainian music director Oksana Lyniv, who interprets this title for the first time. The staging is by Pier Francesco Maestrini, who chooses to maintain the historical setting but does not give up the use of videos and today's technologies. The distinguished cast includes Gregory Kunde, Luciano Ganci, Roberto Frontali, Stefano Meo, Erika Grimaldi, and Maria Pia Piscitelli. Orchestra and chorus of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna.
Andrea Chénier is streamed on January 12 at 19h00 CET and will be available until July 12.
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