Detailed information
Composer
Umberto Giordano
Libretto
Luigi Illica
Premiere at Baltic Opera Gdansk
Creatives
music director
Yaroslav Shemet
Shemet is a conductor recognised for his orchestra-building leadership and insightful, architecturally expressive interpretations. He serves as the Artistic Director of the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice and the General Music Director of the Baltic State Opera in Gdańsk, making him the youngest director in the history of both institutions. From 2020 to 2022, he was Principal Guest Conductor of the Neue Philharmonie Hamburg, and in the 2020/2021 season he held the position of Chief Conductor of the INSO-Lviv Symphony Orchestra of the National Philharmonic in Lviv. In the 2023/2024 season, he received nominations for several prestigious awards, including the International Opera Awards (Rising Star category), the Polityka Passports and the Fryderyk Award.
Shemet commands an exceptionally broad symphonic repertoire, encompassing the core Austro-German tradition as well as Central and Eastern European music and contemporary works.
Shemet commands an exceptionally broad symphonic repertoire, encompassing the core Austro-German tradition as well as Central and Eastern European music and contemporary works.
assistant conductor
Anastasiia Mudrakova
Description
Andrea Chénier is one of the most emotionally powerful operas of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a remarkable fusion of grand historical events and the deeply personal drama of its characters. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, it tells a story of love stronger than fear, loyalty to one's ideals, and the price that sometimes must be paid for them.
Umberto Giordano's masterpiece captivates audiences with its extraordinary emotional intensity and music that moves listeners from the very first notes to its deeply affecting finale. The opera features some of the most beautiful arias in the entire operatic repertoire, demanding from its performers not only exceptional vocal technique but also tremendous expressive power.
Umberto Giordano's masterpiece captivates audiences with its extraordinary emotional intensity and music that moves listeners from the very first notes to its deeply affecting finale. The opera features some of the most beautiful arias in the entire operatic repertoire, demanding from its performers not only exceptional vocal technique but also tremendous expressive power.
Cast
Andrea Chènier
Arnold Rutkowski
Jinxu Xiahou
Carlo Gérard
Stepan Drobit
Stanislav Kuflyuk
Maddalena di Coigny
Diana Lamar
Natalia Rubiś
Bersi
Katarzyna Nowosad
Iwona Wall
Hrabina di Coigny
Joanna Motulewicz
Elżbieta Wróblewska
Roucher
Grzegorz Pelutis
Jan Żądło
Incroyable
Piotr Maciejowski
Albert Memeti
Mathieu
Szymon Kobyliński
Remigiusz Łukomski
Madelon
Maria Berezowska
Joanna Motulewicz
Fouquier-Tinville
Jakub Szmidt
Fleville
Benedykt Szostok
Baltic Opera Choir
In repertoire
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