Andrea Chenier

Otto Schenk
1981-12-31


7
139 min

Although Domingo was younger and Banackova looked more like the sweet and innocent young Madalena than the one played by Tomowa-Sintow in the ROH production, this production was not as good. It was not as tight and neat. The tempo set was far too slow for the time-period of the story. The stage setting was distracting. The lighting was too dark. Except Domingo, a natural actor who was always into his role and sings and acts with passion, none of the other performers came up with a convincing portrayal of the role he/she played.

Cast

Name Character Team
Plácido Domingo Andrea Chénier Unowned
Gabriela Beňačková Maddalena di Coigny Unowned
Piero Cappuccilli Carlo Gérard Unowned
Hans Helm Roucher Unowned
Rohangiz Yachmi Bersi Unowned
Czeslawa Slania Contessa di Coigny Unowned
Fedora Barbieri Madelon Unowned
Heinz Zednik Incredible Unowned
Rudolf Mazzola Schmidt Unowned
Paul Wolfrum Pietro Fléville Unowned
Nello Santi Conductor Unowned