First performed in 1896, Andrea Chénier is rightly regarded as one of the key works of verismo. With his melodrama about the historical poet André Chénier during the upheavals of the French Revolution, the composer Umberto Giordano created an undisputed masterpiece, an emotionally charged work in which a great love that triumphs over class differences and social discord finds fulfilment only in death. Previously unseen at Munich’s Nationaltheater, Giordano’s opera entered the repertory in 2017 in a production by Philipp Stölzl, who was making his debut with the Bayerische Staatsoper. Stölzl’s is a household name in the German-speaking world both as a film maker (Baby, North Face, Goethe!, The Physician and Winnetou – Der Mythos lebt) and as a director of plays and operas, including Benvenuto Cellini at the Salzburg Festival, Rigoletto at the Bregenz Festival and Turandot at the Berlin State Opera. Both before and since then he has demonstrated his imaginative, detailed and powerfully expressive approach to direction. And it was this conviction that formed the basis of his concept for his Munich Andrea Chénier: “My ideas emerge from the piece itself. I work outwards from the inside. Any director needs to find something to latch on to in history. I want to narrate what’s there. I don’t need to invent anything. The characters function as they do because they act within fixed historical images. My aim as a director is to discover this panorama and reveal it to my audiences.” The cast is a spectacular one. Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Harteros have been seen as the operatic dream couple since they appeared together in Lohengrin in 2009. This is the fourth time that they have worked together on a new production in Munich. A fortunate set of circumstances meant that it was possible to record two revivals later that same year. Like the first night, all were completely sold out. This record of a thrilling and inspiring operatic interpretation is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
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SUPERB!
Having seen many Andreas in my time, this one outranks them all. A+ in every department!
C**N
Livraison dans les délais
Interprétation remarquable
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Andrea Chenier , Oper von Umberto Giordani
Super !!!! SONY hat es endlich geschafft , die Aufzeichnung von 2017 auf den Markt zu bringen.Sie haben ganze 6 Jahre dazu gebraucht !! Die Bayrische Staatsoper hat ihre Aufzeichnung von "Die tote Stadt" 2019, knapp 2 Jahre später in den Handel gebracht . SONY sollte sich ein Beispiel nehmen .Ich freue mich , wann immer ich möchte , an einem Abend Oper von der Couch aus zu sehen . Der "Andrea Chenier" ist eine sehenswerte Oper , mit wunderbaren Arien , wobei das letzte Duett unter die Haust geht , Gänsehaut . Ich saß am 10. Dezember 2017 in der 3. Reihe , ganz nah am Geschehen auf der Bühne .Jonas Kaufmann und Anja Harteros in den Hauptrollen , ein Traumpaar . .... Ich kann diese DVD jedem empfehlen, der gern in die Oper geht , sie liebt , nicht nur per Aufzeichnung sondern auch direkt von der Bühne.
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A very complicated stage production.
Good singing and playing, but first impression is that they have overdone it. Far too much to look at. It distracts from the music. Because the scenery is high up and cluttered there are visible safety wire barriers to prevent the artists falling to the stage floor and presumably injuring themselves.
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Andrea Chenier - Wie diese Oper sein muss!
Alle Interpreten sind m. E. eine ideale Besetzung!Ebenso das Orchester mit Armiliato am Pult!Bei diesem Ausdruck der Darsteller spreche ichgerne von Verve - und das passiert sehr selten.- Sehr zu empfehlen!
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Sublime
Cette version d ANDRE CHENIER est tout simplement sublimeLe couple Harteros Kaufmann au sommet
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