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
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
Civic Auditorium
Season
1931
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Cast
Andrea Chénier, a poet of the French Revolution
Maddalena, daughter of the Countess de Coigny
Countess de Coigny
Bersi, Madeleine's maid
Gérard, Footman at the Chateau Coigny, later a Revolutionist
Majordomo of the Château Coigny
Fleville, a novelist, pensioner of the King
Abbe
Spy for the Revolutionists
Roucher, Chénier's friend
Blind Woman
Mathieu, a Revolutionist
Fouquier-Tinville, Public Prosecutor
Dumas, President of the Revolutionary Tribunal
Schmidt, Jailer at St. Lazare
Show Dates
Time and Place
Paris
Scenes
Act I -- Ballroom at Chateau Coigny, Paris, just before the Revolution
Act II -- In Paris, at the Café Hottot, during the Revolution
Act III -- At the Court of the Revolutionary Tribunal
Act IV -- Prison of St. Lazare at Midnight
Media
Document
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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