ABAO Bilbao Opera 2025-26 Review: Andrea Chénier

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The company ABAO-Bilbao Opera closed its 2025-26 season with Giordano’s masterpiece “Andrea Chénier.” A luxury cast was led by opera star Michael Fabiano, alongside the rising Spanish soprano Saioa Hernández and the extraordinary baritone Juan Jesús Rodríguez. A co-production between ABAO and the Festival de Peralada, it presented beautiful and meaningful sets and costumes designed by Ricardo Sánchez Cuerda and {…}

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Michael Fabiano & Saioa Hernández Headline ‘Andrea Chénier’ at Bilbao Opera

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On May 23, the Bilbao Opera is set to close its 74th season with Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier.” The work will be performed through June 1 for four performances with Michael Fabiano singing the title role, alongside Saioa Hernández as Maddalena di Coigny. Juan Jesús Rodríguez rounds out the cast of leads in the role of Carlo Gérard. The cast will {…}

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Q & A: Valeria Sepe on her Role Debut as Maddalena in ‘Andrea Chénier’ & Working with Jonas Kaufmann

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Valeria Sepe is one most sought-after Italian sopranos of her generation. A graduate of the Conservatory “G. F. Ghedini” in Cuneo, she has performed at leading house in Firenze, Naples, Palermo, Parma and Verona, growing her reputation as a major Verdi, Puccini, and verismo interpreter. This season, Sepe will make her debut as Maddalena in “Andrea Chénier” and will sing {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva & Piotr Beczała Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Andrea Chénier’ Live in HD

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(Credit: Karen Almond / Met OPera) The Metropolitan Opera will continue its HD season with Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier.” The opera will be screened to movie theaters on Dec. 13 and will star Sonya Yoncheva and Piotr Beczała. They will be joined by Principal Guest Conductor Daniele Rustioni and baritone Igor Golovatenko in Nicolas Joël’s 1996 production. The HD will mark {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: Andrea Chénier

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(Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier” is a glorious opera. Full of lush melodies, an elegant libretto, tense dramatic set pieces, and a propulsive pace it always baffles me how little attention it has gotten at the Metropolitan Opera in recent years. Since premiering in 1921, it has had 186 performances with the most recent prior to {…}

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Q & A: Sonya Yoncheva on Giordano, ‘Andrea Chenier,’ ‘Marina’ & HD Recordings

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(Credit: Manfred Baumann) Soprano Sonya Yoncheva is one of the most unique modern opera stars in the world. Where most take the conventional path, the soprano tends to experiment and move in directions that are constantly surprising. She’s engaged with the baroque repertoire, the bel canto, works by Mozart, romantic repertory, and verismo with a fluidity and mastery that few {…}

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Piotr Beczała & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Andrea Chénier’

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(Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to present Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier” for the first time since 2014. The opera will be presented six times between Nov. 24 and Dec. 13, 2025, and will star tenor Piotr Beczała, soprano Sonya Yoncheva, and baritone Igor Golovatenko. The opera will reunite Beczała and Yoncheva after performing in a {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Announces Two Cast Changes for ‘Andrea Chénier’

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced two cast changes for its April 15 performance of “Andrea Chénier.” The company said that Saioa Hernandez will replace Sonya Yoncheva in the role of Maddalena, while George Petean will sing the role of Carlo Gerard replacing Luca Salsi. Hernandez took to her social media and said, “I’m happy to announce that tomorrow I’ll be {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Andrea Chenier’

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its April 12 performance of “Andrea Chenier.” The company said that George Petean will sing the role of Gerard, replacing Luca Salsi, who is ill. The change follows the opening night performance in which David Babayants jumped in mid-performance for Salsi making his house debut. He said, “First of all, I {…}

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ABAO Bilbao Opera 2025-26 Review: Andrea Chénier

Michael Fabiano & Saioa Hernández Headline ‘Andrea Chénier’ at Bilbao Opera

Q & A: Valeria Sepe on her Role Debut as Maddalena in ‘Andrea Chénier’ & Working with Jonas Kaufmann

Sonya Yoncheva & Piotr Beczała Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Andrea Chénier’ Live in HD

Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: Andrea Chénier

Q & A: Sonya Yoncheva on Giordano, ‘Andrea Chenier,’ ‘Marina’ & HD Recordings

Piotr Beczała & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Andrea Chénier’

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Two Cast Changes for ‘Andrea Chénier’

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Andrea Chenier’