World premiere: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 1896.

Giordano’s great tragedy blends verismo’s focus on the raw emotions of everyday people with the spectacle of historical grand opera. The marriage of sound and text is exemplary. More than anything, Andrea Chénier relies on engrossing performances from its lead performers for success, but the central characters are placed within an effective, larger musical canvas that bolsters the compelling star turns, rather than relying on them wholesale.

Cast

Maddalena- -Sonya Yoncheva

Andrea Chénier - Piotr Beczała

Carlo Gérard - Igor Golovatenko

Conductor

Daniele Rustioni

Composer

Umberto Giordano

Sung in Italian with English subtitles

ESTIMATED RUN TIME

3 HRS 30 MINS, WITH TWO INTERMISSIONS

Pre Theatre Express Menu

Choose Meal + Ticket when booking your seat to preorder your meal for before the showing. Your table will be booked for 1 hour before the showing start time.

Starters

Chicken liver parfait

with bacon jam, crispy apple, toasted focaccia

Asparagus, egg, watercress, Suffolk blue cheese salad (Vegetarian)

Mains

Suffolk chicken supreme

with asparagus, Suffolk bacon, potato terrine, wild mushroom, Maderia sauce

Baron Bigod (Vegetarian)

with asparagus, tomato + wild mushroom filo egg tart, buttered new jersey royals

Dessert

Affogato (Vegetarian)

+£25pp*

This is a sample menu, slight alternations may occur with changes of seasonal produce.

We require a preorder at least 3 days prior and confirmation at booking stage of any dietary requirements.

V – vegetarian

*Adds £25 to the price of a standard adult ticket.

Interval Charcuterie Box

Choose Interval Box + Ticket when booking your seat to preorder your Charcuterie box for the first interval.

+£15 per person*

Not suitable for vegetarians

*Adds £15 to the price of a standard adult ticket.