Release Date: 1981-12-31
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.
Rating: 7 / 10
Plácido Domingo
as Andrea Chénier
Gabriela Beňačková
as Maddalena di Coigny
Piero Cappuccilli
as Carlo Gérard
Hans Helm
as Roucher
Rohangiz Yachmi
as Bersi
Otto Schenk - Director
Luigi Illica - Writer
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