Andrea Chénier trailer (The Royal Opera)

David McVicar directs a new production of Umberto Giordano’s passionate drama of liberty and love in the French Revolution. Starring Eva-Maria Westbroek and Jonas Kaufmann. Conducted by Antonio Pappano. Find out more at The premiere of Andrea Chénier at La Scala, Milan, on 28 March 1896 propelled the young Umberto Giordano to the front rank of the giovane scuola (an up-and-coming group of young Italian composers that included Puccini and Mascagni). The opera exemplifies the ve