It’s hard to get past the spectacle of it all – elegant Ancien Régime interiors, lit so beautifully with early-evening warmth by Adam Silverman, giving way to cinematic street scenes. Yes, these ...

The San Francisco Opera won’t celebrate its centennial for another few years yet, but the company is already getting into a nostalgic frame of mind. The stodgy production of Umberto Giordano’s “Andrea ...

Giordano populated his opera with several important character roles, each bringing realistic touches to the romantic narrative and revealing how the Revolution affected all aspects of French life.

San Francisco Opera's 2016-17 Season opens Friday, September 9 with a gala performance of Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chénier in a new production by Sir David McVicar. Company Music Director Nicola ...

San Francisco Opera opened its 2016-17 season at War Memorial Opera House Friday night with Umberto Giordano’s rarely performed “Andrea Chenier,” in a glittering performance that featured tenor ...

Andrea Chénier movie listings and showtimes. One list of all cinemas showing The Metropolitan Opera: Andrea Chénier ...

Jack Calhoun, of San Francisco, Boaz Mazor, of New York, and Dede Wilsey, of San Francisco, attend the opening night of the San Francisco Opera in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016.

Playing things straight in his new production of Andrea Chénier (if wigs and lavender stockings, chandeliers and pastoral divertissements can be called straight), David McVicar may have missed a trick ...

It’s all in the arm, clearly. The Royal Opera‘s music director only has to wave a stick at a potboiler like Andrea Chénier and it’s practically a masterpiece. Antonio Pappano‘s talent is a rare gift: ...