Andrea Chenier - 1981

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.

139min
1981
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.4/10

Cast

Plácido Domingo profile picturePlácido DomingoAndrea Chénier
Piero Cappuccilli profile picturePiero CappuccilliCarlo Gérard
Heinz Zednik profile pictureHeinz ZednikIncredible

About Andrea Chenier

Andrea Chenier Overview

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.

Runtime: 139min

Extra details

Original Title: Andrea Chénier
Original Language: Italian
Directed By: Otto Schenk
Production Companies
Deutsche Grammophon