Andrea Chénier
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Live from ROH 1985. Giordano's Andrea Chenier is one of the greatest of verismo operas, full of heart-stopping big tunes and powerful emotional situations. If it is not as well-known as it should be, it is because in summary it sounds a little too like Puccini's Tosca: there is a tussle between political opponents over a woman, an attempt to save a condemned man, a tenor aria about writing poetry on the eve of execution. The difference is that Gerard (Giorgio Zancanaro) is not a villain like Scarpia, he is an idealist whom the French Revolution has betrayed as much as it has his rival the poet Chenier (Placido Domingo). His temptation to abuse his power to seduce the virtuous Maddalena (Anna Tomowa-Sintow) is a momentary one, though its consequences are terrible. There is a streak of post-Wagnerian decadence in much of this--Maddalena is at least as much in love with death as she is with Chenier, and the final love duet has a deeply sinister aspect. -- From Amazon.co.uk
Release Date : 1985-05-01
Language :Italian
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : NVC Arts
Production Country : United Kingdom
Alternative Titles :
Cast
Character Name : Andrea Chénier
Original Name : Plácido Domingo
Gender : Male
Character Name : Maddalena di Coigny
Original Name : Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Gender : Female
Character Name : Carlo Gérard
Original Name : Giorgio Zancanaro
Gender : Male
Character Name : Roucher
Original Name : Jonathan Summers
Gender : Male
Character Name : Bersi
Original Name : Cynthia Buchan
Gender : Female
Character Name : Incredible
Original Name : John Dobson
Gender : Male
Character Name : Dumas
Original Name : Roderick Earle
Gender : Male
Character Name : Gaoler
Original Name : Eric Garrett
Gender : Male
Character Name : Major Domo
Original Name : John Gibbs
Gender : Male
Character Name : Contessa di Coigny
Original Name : Patricia Johnson
Gender : Male
Character Name : Mathieu
Original Name : Rodney Macann
Gender : Male
Character Name : Abbé
Original Name : Alexander Oliver
Gender : Male
Character Name : Fléville
Original Name : Gordon Sandison
Gender : Male
Character Name : Madelon
Original Name : Anny Schlemm
Gender : Male
Character Name : Conductor
Original Name : Julius Rudel
Gender : Male
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