Andrea Chénier

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Andrea Chenier
Composer
Umberto Giordano
Librettist
Luigi Illica
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
2016-2017
Language
Italian
Sung Language
Italian
Supertitles
English
Co-Producer
San Francisco Opera co-production with Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing.
Archive ID
SFO_2016_02

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Nicola Luisotti
Director
David McVicar
Set Designer(s)
Robert Jones
Costume Designer(s)
Jenny Tiramani
Lighting Designer
Adam Silverman
Associate Lighting Designer
Gary Marder
Chorus Director
Ian Robertson
Original Choreographer
Andrew George
Revival Choreographer
Colm Seery
Assistant Conductor
Jordi Bernàcer
Musical Preparation
John Churchwell
Bryndon Hassman
Matthew Piatt
Dennis Doubin
Fabrizio Corona
Prompter
Vito Lombardi
Supertitles
Christopher Bergen
Assistant Director(s)
Shawna Lucey
Morgan Robinson
Stage Manager(s)
Darin Burnett
Dance Master
Lawrence Pech
Fight Director
Dave Maier
Assistant Stage Manager(s)
Andrew Landis
Jayme O’Hara
Gina Hayes
Costume Supervisor
Christopher Verdosci
Head of Wig and Makeup
Jeanna Parham

Cast

Carlo Gérard
George Gagnidze
Majordomo
Anders Fröhlich
Old Gardener (Gérard's father)
Charlie Lichtman
Maddalena di Coigny
Anna Pirozzi
Bersi
J'Nai Bridges
Contessa di Coigny
Catherine Cook
Pietro Fléville
Edward Nelson
Flando Fiorinelli
Matthew Erikson
Andrea Chénier
Yonghoon Lee
Abbe
Alex Boyer
Shepherdess
Laura Alexich
Shepherd
Michael Levine
Mathieu
Robert Pomakov
Orazio Coclite
Travis Rowland
Incredibile (An Incroyable)
Joel Sorensen
Roucher
David Pershall
Madelon
Jill Grove
Madelon's Grandson
Graham Isom
Fouquier-Tinville
Matthew Stump
Dumas
Brad Walker
Gravier de Vergennes
Charlie Lichtman
Laval-Montmorency
Susan Anderson (Anderson-Norby)
Idia Legray
Tatiana Bookbinder
Schmidt
Anthony Reed

Show Dates

Broadcast

4/2/2017 delayed broadcast, KDFC.

Time and Place

Paris, shortly before and during the French Revolution.

Scenes

Act I: The Winter Garden at the Coigny Château, 1789
Act II: The Café Hottot by the Perronet Bridge; Paris, 1794
Intermission
Act III: The Hall of the Revolutionary Tribune; a few months later
Act IV: The courtyard of the Prison Saint-Lazare; the next morning, before dawn

Media

Sponsors

Andrea Chénier is made possible, in part, by Opening Weekend Grand Sponsor Diane B. Wilsey.

Major funding is also provided by John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn and Barbara A. Wolfe.

Maestro Luisotti's appearance is made possible by the Conductors Fund, established by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem.

J'Nai Bridges' and David Pershall's appearances are made possible by the Emerging Stars Fund, established by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem.

Mr. Lee's, Ms. Pirozzi's, and Mr. Gagnidze's appearances are made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund from Joan and David Traitel.

Notes

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

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4/2/2017 delayed broadcast, KDFC.

Supernumeraries