Andrea Chenier Live from the Royal Opera House

Umberto Giordano's opera Andrea Chénier presents a fictionalized account of the last years of the French poet, who was guillotined during the Reign of Terror in 1794. Taking the starring role of Chénier is Jonas Kaufmann. Joining him on stage is Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek who sings the role of Chénier's beloved, Maddalena, and Serbian baritone Željko Lučić as Carlo Gérard, a servant turned revolutionary. With a string of successful productions for The Royal Opera House to his name, director David McVicar brings Giordano's thrilling historical drama back to the Royal Opera House for the first time since 1985 in a stunning new production.