Andrea Chenier
Composer
Librettist
Based On
loosely, the life of the French poet André Chénier, executed during the French Revolution
Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Venue
Music Center Pavilion
Season
1965
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
Cast
Majordomo of the Château Coigny
Gérard, Footman at the Chateau Coigny, later a Revolutionist
Maddalena, daughter of the Countess de Coigny
Countess de Coigny
Bersi, Maddalena's companion
Fléville, a novelist
Fiorinelli, a musician
Abbe
Andrea Chénier, a poet
Mathieu, a Revolutionist
Incredibile, a spy for the revolutionists
Roucher, Chénier's friend
Madelon, a blind old woman
Dumas, President of the Revolutionary Tribunal
Fouquier-Tinville, Public Prosecutor
Schmidt, Jailer at St. Lazare
Show Dates
Time and Place
Paris, shortly before and during the French Revolution
Scenes
Act I -- Chateau Coigny near Paris
Act II -- Five years later; a street in Paris
Act III -- The Revolutionary Tribunal
Act IV -- Prison of Saint-Lazare
Notes
Season opening night
Floral decorations courtesy of Stein Flowers
Corps de Ballet