ROH Screening: Andrea Chénier
Royal Opera Chorus
Tuesday 11th June 7.15pm
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
At a glittering party in 18th-century Paris, the poet Andréa Chenier delivers an impassioned denunciation of Louis XVI. Five years later, the Revolution has given way to the Terror, transforming the power balance between Chéiner, his beloved Maddalena, and Gérard, the man who could destroy him...
Jonas Kaufmann headlines David McVicar's spectacular staging, under the baton of long-time collaborator Antonio Pappano - who conduct's Giordano's epic historical drama of revolution and forbidden love in his last production as Music Director of The Royal Opera.
This production was filmed on 5th June
