Sep.
06
2017
9/30/17 – Andrea Chenier – 1pm
San Francisco Opera
ANDREA CH
ÉNIER
An ardent poet and a young noblewoman are passionately attracted only to be separated by the turmoil and terror of the French Revolution. Music Director Nicola Luisotti conducts this powerful, melodic score in a lavish period production by acclaimed director David McVicar.
Music by Umberto Giordano | Libretto by Luigi Illica
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
CAST & CREATIVE
CAST
| Andrea Chénier | Yonghoon Lee* |
| Maddalena di Coigny | Anna Pirozzi* |
| Carlo Gérard | George Gagnidze* |
| Bersi | J’Nai Bridges* |
| L’Incredibile | Joel Sorensen |
| Mathieu | Robert Pomakov |
| Roucher | David Pershall* |
| Madelon | Jill Grove |
| Contessa di Coigny | Catherine Cook |
| Pietro Fléville | Edward Nelson |
| The Abbé | Alex Boyer |
| Dumas | Brad Walker |
| Fouquier-Tinville | Matthew Stump |
| Schmidt | Anthony Reed |
| Major-Domo | Anders Fröhlich |
PERFORMANCES
September 9, 14, 17, 22, 25, and 30, 2016
CREW
| Conductor | Nicola Luisotti |
| Director | David McVicar |
| Set Designer | Robert Jones* |
| Costume Designer | Jenny Tiramani* |
| Lighting Designer | Adam Silverman |
| Original Choreographer | Andrew George |
| Revival Choreographer | Colm Seery |
| Chorus Director | Ian Robertson |
| Fight Director | Dave Maier |
* San Francisco Opera Debut
A U.S. production premiere
A co-production with Royal Opera, Covent Garden and the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing
Photo credits: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
