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Andrea Chenier (1981)

★ 7.5/10 139 min Music, Documentary Austria Italian
Director: Otto Schenk
Writer: Luigi Illica
Streaming: Not available

Description

Although Domingo was younger and Banackova looked more like the sweet and innocent young Madalena than the one played by Tomowa-Sintow in the ROH production, this production was not as good. It was not as tight and neat. The tempo set was far too slow for the time-period of the story. The stage setting was distracting. The lighting was too dark. Except Domingo, a natural actor who was always into his role and sings and acts with passion, none of the other performers came up with a convincing portrayal of the role he/she played.

Top Cast

Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo Andrea Chénier
Gabriela Beňačková Maddalena di Coigny
Piero Cappuccilli
Piero Cappuccilli Carlo Gérard
Hans Helm Roucher
Rohangiz Yachmi Bersi
Czeslawa Slania Contessa di Coigny
Fedora Barbieri Madelon
Heinz Zednik
Heinz Zednik Incredible

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