GIORDANO: Andrea Chenier - Domingo, Scotto, Levine (7½ IPS REEL-TO-REEL, 1977)
Andrea Chénier is a verismo opera in four acts by Umberto Giordano, set to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica, and first performed on 28 March 1896 at La Scala, Milan. The story is based loosely on the life of the French poet André Chénier (1762–1794), who was executed during the French Revolution. The character Carlo Gérard is partly based on Jean-Lambert Tallien, a leading figure in the Revolution.
There are some operas in which the opera lovers look for the best. This is one of those. Opera lovers want an excellent Andrea Chénier, but also a superb Maddalena, to hear and hear again the magnificent La mamma morta. But the role of Gérard is also key in this play. Well, this is, without doubt, one of the best versions of this opera. Placido Domingo, very young (the recording is from 1976) sounds superb. Renata Scotto also. Milnes as Gérard as well.
Run time: 116:22
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