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Giordano’s tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczała.
Giordano’s tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczała as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and violence of the French Revolution. Soprano Sonya Yoncheva stars as Chénier’s aristocratic lover, Maddalena di Coigny, with baritone Igor Golovatenko as Carlo Gérard. Daniele Rustioni takes the podium to lead Nicolas Joël’s staging.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...

"Great Performances at the Met: Andrea Chénier" Preview
Preview: Season 53 Episode 22 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Giordano’s tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczała as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and violence of the French Revolution. Soprano Sonya Yoncheva stars as Chénier’s aristocratic lover, Maddalena di Coigny, with baritone Igor Golovatenko as Carlo Gérard. Daniele Rustioni takes the podium to lead Nicolas Joël’s staging.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipThe French Revolution was raging, but so was a tragic love triangle in Umberto Giordano's passionate opera, loosely based on real life events.
Will the poet Andrea Chénier win her love or will his rival?
♪♪ Starring Piotr Beczaa, Sonya Yoncheva, and Igor Golovatenko.
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Piotr Beczała in Andrea Chénier: “Come un bel dì di maggio”
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Clip: S53 Ep22 | 1m 6s | Sentenced to death during the French Revolution, Andrea Chénier (Piotr Beczała) performs one last po (1m 6s)
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