André Chénier, le premier des romantiques
Le destin tragique d'un poète précurseur du romantisme.
Andrea Chénier
Umberto Giordano
One of the finest works in the Italian romantic repertoire by the performers of the Opéra de Lyon, Daniele Rustioni, and a top trio.
Riccardo Massi | André Chénier
Anna Pirozzi | Madeleine de Coigny
Amartuvshin Enkhbat | Charles Gérard
Sophie Pondjiclis | La Comtesse de Coigny / Madelon
Thandiswa Mpongwana* | Bersi, femme de chambre de Mme de Coigny
Robert Lewis* | L’abbé
Pete Thanapat* | Roucher
Alexander De Jong** | Fléville / Mathieu
Filipp Varik** | L’Incroyable
Hugo Santos** | Dumas / Schmidt
* Lyon Opéra Studio, promotion 2022-2024
** Lyon Opéra Studio, promotion 2024-2026
Kwang-Soun Kim | Fouquier Tinville
Antoine Saint-Espes | un majordome
Members of the Lyon Opera Choir
Daniele Rustioni | direction
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon
Chœurs de l’Opéra de Lyon | direction Benedict Kearns
With Andrea Chénier, Giordano turned a French Revolutionary poet into an iconic role in the Italian operatic repertoire. The opera was popular from the very first performance at the premiere, and went on to be a huge hit in Italy and worldwide. The exception was France, where the work was deemed to be too “counterrevolutionary”! Working with a very tight libretto, Giordano composed an irresistibly lyrical score ticking all the popular boxes: a rich sound palette, heroic passages, passionate feelings, and humanist ideals. A first-rate trio is therefore required to take on the roles of Chénier, Madeleine, and Gérard. This evening, a dream team will do full justice to this work which is all too seldom performed on the French stage.
Coproduction Théâtre des Champs-Elysées | Opéra National de Lyon
France Musique diffuse cet opéra le le 2 novembre à 20h dans "Samedi à l'opéra"