Name: Andrea Chénier
Start: 1985-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
End: 1985-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Teatro alla Scala

Organization

Conductor

Riccardo Chailly

Chorus master

Giulio Bertola

Stage director

Lamberto Puggelli

Set designer

Paolo Bregni

Costume designer

Luisa Spinatelli

Choreographer

Anna Maria Prina

Tenor

José Carreras

Andrea Chenier

Soprano

Eva Marton

Maddalena of Coigny

Baritone

Piero Cappuccilli

Carlo Gerard

Mezzo-soprano

Silvana Mazzieri

Bersi

Nella Verri

The Countess of Coigny

Bass

Franco Federici

Roucher

Silvestro Sammaritano

Mathieu

Rosa Laghezza

Madelon

Giuseppe Riva

Pietro Fleville

Carlo Gaifa

The Abbe

Ivan Del Manto

Dumas

Angelo Nosotti

Fouquier-Tinville

Silent

Claudio Lobbia

Horatius Cocles

Sergio Fontana

Schmidt

Giuseppe Zecchillo

Master of the Household

Teatro alla Scala

Others

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Orchestra

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Italian

Andrea Chénier -  (Andrea Chenier)

Milan

Italy

In Giordano’s most celebrated opera, Andrea Chénier, the French Revolution seizes the stage of Milan’s Teatro alla Scala! This elaborate 1985 production stars the legendary José Carreras as the title's tragic poet, accompanied by the Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala under the baton of the inimitable Maestro Riccardo Chailly.

One of the great composers of the verismo movement in opera, Umberto Giordano explores the struggles of ordinary people placed in desperate circumstances with this work premiered at La Scala in 1896. The opera's plot follows André Chénier, an idealistic poet, Maddalena di Coigny, a young noble lady, and Gérard, servant-turned-revolutionary, whose lives are upended by the French Revolution, and who find themselves caught in a love triangle. With a beautifully realistic period staging, a first-rate cast, and an exquisite orchestra under Chailly’s leadership, Lamberto Puggelli’s 1985 production transports us to the heart of this tragic tale.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble