[Met Performance] CID:94200



Andrea Ch?nier
Metropolitan Opera House, Wed, November 17, 1926




Andrea Ch?nier (35)
Umberto Giordano | Luigi Illica
Andrea Ch?nier
Beniamino Gigli

Maddalena de Coigny
Florence Easton

Carlo G?rard
Giuseppe Danise

Bersi
Grace Anthony

Countess di Coigny
Ina Bourskaya

Abb?
Giordano Paltrinieri

Fl?ville
George Cehanovsky

L'Incredibile
Angelo Bad?

Roucher
Millo Picco

Mathieu
Adamo Didur

Madelon
Merle Alcock

Dumas
Arnold Gabor

Fouquier Tinville
Paolo Ananian

Schmidt
Pompilio Malatesta

Major-domo
Vincenzo Reschiglian


Conductor
Tullio Serafin


Director
Samuel Thewman

Set Designer
Triangle Studio

Set Designer
James Fox

Costume Designer
Mathilde Castel-Bert

Choreographer
Rosina Galli





Triangle Studio designed the sets for Acts I and II, J. Fox those for Acts III and IV.
Andrea Ch?nier received four performances this season.

Review 1:

Review of Leonard Liebling in the New York American

GIGLI'S HURT ANKLE NO BAR TO SUCCESS IN 'ANDREA CHENIER'

The ankle injury sustained by Beniamino Gigli last Saturday afternoon in "Boh?me," when he slipped and fell while frolicking as the merry Rodolfo, did not prevent him from succeeding admirably last night as the meditative and melancholy poet, Andrea Chenier, after whom Giordano's opera "Andrea Chenier," is named.

Gigli sang warmly and admirably, but histrionically he expressed his feelings though emotional intensity rather than through physical action. It was noticed that he treated the Metropolitan boards with great respect so far as treading much upon them was concerned. The couch in the first act and the caf? chair in the second act were convenient resting places, and the duel was fought by the tenor with suspicious alacrity and amazing quickness of result. The audience was there chiefly to listen, however, and gave the popular Gigli a sympathetic and admiring ovation.

Florence Easton, as Madeleine, put much well-considered and finely effective singing to her credit. Giuseppe Danise impersonated the quick-tempered Gerard, Ina Bourskaya was the Countess and Adamo Didur did a characteristic bit cleverly as the Spy [Mathieu].

The drama of the French Revolution, and based on the historical figure of Chenier, who perished by the guillotine, has been made into a swift-moving libretto by Illica, the best modern fashioner of opera books. Giordano's music, becomingly lively, varied and impassioned, was conducted with animation by Tullio Serafin.



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