Andrea Chenier

Andrea Chénier is a passionate love story of conviction and sacrifice, set against the backdrop of the turbulent real life events of the French Revolution — a time when up became down, and Parisians never knew which day might be their last.Opera in four acts by Umberto Giordano, set to an Italian libretto by by Puccini's regular collaborator Luigi Illica, was first performed on 28 March 1896 at La Scala, Milan.