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
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1955
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
Cast
Andrea Chénier, a poet of the French Revolution
Madeleine, daughter of the Countess de Coigny
Countess de Coigny
Bersi, Madeleine's companion
Frances Bible(10/4)
Margaret Roggero(10/8)
Gérard, Footman at the Chateau Coigny, later a Revolutionist
Fleville, a novelist, pensioner of the King
Abbe
Spy for the Revolutionists
Roucher, Chénier's friend
Madelon, a blind old woman
Mathieu, a Revolutionist
Fouquier-Tinville, Public Prosecutor
Dumas, President of the Revolutionary Tribunal
Majordomo of the Château Coigny
Schmidt, Jailer at St. Lazare
Solo Dancer(s)
Show Dates
Time and Place
The French Revolution; Paris
Scenes
Act I -- Ballroom of Chateau de Coigny
Act II -- Café Hottot in Paris
Act III -- Revolutionary Tribunal and Prison of Saint-Lazare
Act IV -- Same as Act III -- at Dawn
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1955_02_compressed.pdf
(9.15 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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