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Andrea Chenier
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
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
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

Media

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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Season opening night 

Floral decorations courtesy of Stein Flowers 

Dancers