Piotr Beczała stars as the French poet Andrea Chénier in this verismo opera based loosely upon his life story. The rich poet, unhappy with the social inequity around him, falls in love with Maddalena di Coigny, portrayed by Sonya Yoncheva. Igor Golovatenko is the jealous family servant Carlo Gérard, in love with Maddalena despite his deep resentment of the aristocracy.
Umberto Giordano’s Andrea Chénier
Sonya Yoncheva as Maddalena, Piotr Beczała as Andrea Chénier, and Brenton Ryan as the Incredibile in Giordano's "Andrea Chénier." (Photo: Karen Almond / Met Opera)
