Saturday, December 13, 2025
Composer: Umberto Giordano
Conductor: Daniele Rustioni
Giordano’s passionate tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczala as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and violence of the French Revolution. Following their celebrated recent partnership in Giordano’s Fedora in the 2022–23 Live in HD season, Beczala reunites with soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Chénier’s aristocratic lover, Maddalena di Coigny, with baritone Igor Golovatenko as Carlo Gérard, the agent of the Reign of Terror who seals their fates. Met Principal Guest Conductor Daniele Rustioni takes the podium to lead Nicolas Joël’s gripping staging.
English StreamText captioning is available here. A transcript of the transmission will also be available to view after the live performance.
Production a gift of The Annenberg Foundation.
Revival a gift of Barbara Augusta Teichert.
Sung in Italian.
3hrs 30mins with two intermissions.
The MetLive in HD at The Moviehouse is made possible in part by the generous support of Thomas C. Ragan.
The Moviehouse programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.