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[Met Performance] CID:184480
Andrea Ch?nier
Metropolitan Opera House, Fri, March 18, 1960
Andrea Ch?nier (89)
Umberto Giordano | Luigi Illica
Review 1:
Review of Robert Sabin in Musical America
A hair-raising performance of Giordano's admirable virtuoso vehicle was the result of the first appearances this season of Renata Tebaldi as Maddalena, and of Richard Tucker in the title role. Both of these artists have the superb, ringing voices, the operatic flair and the grand manner which can turn this music into one exciting moment after another.
Miss Tebaldi broke our hearts with "La mamma morta" and Mr. Tucker's "Improvviso" made it plain that we were going to have an evening of transcendent singing. The death scene left the whole house delirious ? I have never heard it more soaringly and impetuously delivered.
As if inspired by the example of the two newcomers, the entire cast was in top form. Ettore Bastianini's singing as Gerard was of the order of Miss Tebaldi's and Mr. Tucker's ? and all the others deserve highest praise; especially Margaret Roggero (La Bersi) and Belen Amparan (Madelon). Fausto Cleva again conducted.
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Andrea Ch?nier
Metropolitan Opera House, Fri, March 18, 1960
Andrea Ch?nier (89)
Umberto Giordano | Luigi Illica
- Andrea Ch?nier
- Richard Tucker
- Maddalena de Coigny
- Renata Tebaldi
- Carlo G?rard
- Ettore Bastianini
- Bersi
- Margaret Roggero
- Countess di Coigny
- Martha Lipton
- Abb?
- Gabor Carelli
- Fl?ville
- George Cehanovsky
- L'Incredibile
- Alessio De Paolis
- Roucher
- Frank Valentino
- Mathieu
- Ezio Flagello
- Madelon
- Bel?n Amparan
- Dumas
- Osie Hawkins
- Fouquier Tinville
- Norman Scott
- Schmidt
- Calvin Marsh
- Major-domo
- Lloyd Strang
- Conductor
- Fausto Cleva
Review 1:
Review of Robert Sabin in Musical America
A hair-raising performance of Giordano's admirable virtuoso vehicle was the result of the first appearances this season of Renata Tebaldi as Maddalena, and of Richard Tucker in the title role. Both of these artists have the superb, ringing voices, the operatic flair and the grand manner which can turn this music into one exciting moment after another.
Miss Tebaldi broke our hearts with "La mamma morta" and Mr. Tucker's "Improvviso" made it plain that we were going to have an evening of transcendent singing. The death scene left the whole house delirious ? I have never heard it more soaringly and impetuously delivered.
As if inspired by the example of the two newcomers, the entire cast was in top form. Ettore Bastianini's singing as Gerard was of the order of Miss Tebaldi's and Mr. Tucker's ? and all the others deserve highest praise; especially Margaret Roggero (La Bersi) and Belen Amparan (Madelon). Fausto Cleva again conducted.
Search by season: 1959-60
Search by title: Andrea Ch?nier,
Met careers
- Fausto Cleva [Conductor]
- Richard Tucker [Andrea Ch?nier]
- Renata Tebaldi [Maddalena de Coigny]
- Ettore Bastianini [Carlo G?rard]
- Margaret Roggero [Bersi]
- Martha Lipton [Countess di Coigny]
- Gabor Carelli [Abb?]
- George Cehanovsky [Fl?ville]
- Alessio De Paolis [L'Incredibile]
- Frank Valentino [Roucher]
- Ezio Flagello [Mathieu]
- Bel?n Amparan [Madelon]
- Osie Hawkins [Dumas]
- Norman Scott [Fouquier Tinville]
- Calvin Marsh [Schmidt]
- Lloyd Strang [Major-domo]