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
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production
Sets designed by
Costumes designed by
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Musical Preparation
Lighting Designer
Cast
Majordomo
Carlo Gérard
Maddalena di Coigny
Countess de Coigny
Bersi
Pietro Fléville
Fiorinelli
Abbe
Andrea Chénier
Mathieu
Incredibile
Roucher
Madelon
Dumas
Fouquier-Tinville
Schmidt
Dancer(s)
Show Dates
Broadcast
11/21/1975, live broadcast, KKHI.
Time and Place
Paris, shortly before and during the French Revolution
Scenes
Act I -- Chateau Coigny near Paris
INTERMISSION
Act II -- Five years later; a street in Paris
INTERMISSION
Act III -- The Revolutionary Tribunal
INTERMISSION
Act IV -- Prison at Saint-Lazare
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1975_01_compressed.pdf
(22.7 MB)
Acknowledgements
New production in cooperation with Houston Grand Opera
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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11/21/1975, live broadcast, KKHI. Intermission interviews: #1 Discussion of Revolutionary Poet Andrea Chenier, Herve LeMansec and Martha Cottam (guest); #2 Placido Domingo (guest); #3 Record Collecting, Terry McEwen with Stanley Pollack and Robert Christianson (guests).
Sets built in San Francisco Opera Scenic Shop
Costumes Executed by Grace Costumes, Inc.
French double harpsichord by John M. Phillips, builder