The Royal Opera: Andrea Chénier

Jonas Kaufmann headlines David McVicar's spectacular staging of Giordano's epic historical drama, conducted by long-time collaborator Antonio Pappano.

At a glittering party in 18th-century Paris, the poet Andréa Chenier delivers an impassioned denunciation of Louis XVI. Five years later, the Revolution has given way to terror, transforming the power balance between Chénier, his beloved Maddalena, and Gérard, the man who could destroy him.