Andrea Chénier
Andrea Chénier is a verismo opera in four acts by Umberto Giordano (1867-1948), set to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica.
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The original text
The story is based loosely on the life of the French poet André Chénier, who was executed during the French Revolution. First performed on 28 March 1896 at La Scala, Milan.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2004: Presented by Cape Town Opera (21–30 October)
Sources
Wayne Muller. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis.
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