Andrea Chénier (André Chénier) Umberto Giordano - Theater Trier
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Andrea Chenier becomes the target of the Jacobins while sympathizing with the French Revolution, ignoring any warnings as he fell in love with Maddalena, an aristocratic young woman hiding in Paris. During a secrete meeting at night they confess their feelings but get caught. In order to save her beloved from the execution, Maddalena offers herself to the plaintiff of the Revolution court Carlo Gerard. Nevertheless, the death penalty on Chenier cannot be revoked. Upon this, she get access to prison to face death together with him.The opera ANDREA CHENIER by Umberto Giordanos, performed for the first time in 1896 at the Scala is one of the most impressing works of the "Verismo". This captivating triangular story evolves on the background of the “Regime de la Terreur” by Robespierres involving the young poet Chenier, the revolutionary Gerard and the young Maddalena as a human tragedy in the middle of fundamental political and social changes.
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Musical director: GMD István Dénes
Staging: Bisser Schinew
Stage decoration: François Valentiny
Costumes: Carola Vollath