> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.ioco.de/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Sydney, Opera House, Andrea Chénier - Jonas Kaufmann, August 2019 - URL: https://www.ioco.de/sydney-opera-house-andrea-chenier-mit-jonas-kaufmann-august-2019/ - Published: 2019-08-10T09:00:12.000Z - Updated: 2023-09-06T12:57:13.000Z - Author: Redaktion - Tags: Oper & Operette, Kritiken, giuseppe verdi, Verdi, Sydney ![sydney_logo.jpg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/38/f5/38f5739d-f8a2-4e7b-96ed-d56cfbedb61b/content/images/ioco-oper/io/wp-content/gallery/opern_logos/sydney_logo.jpg "Oper Sydney") [Sydney Opera House](https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/?ref=ioco.de) ![Sydney / Opera House © IOCO](https://storage.ghost.io/c/38/f5/38f5739d-f8a2-4e7b-96ed-d56cfbedb61b/content/images/ioco-oper/mein-content/dateien/uploads/2016/02/sydney-opera-house2.jpg) Sydney / Opera House © IOCO # *Andrea Chénier -* Umberto Giordano Hear the world’s greatest tenor, **Jonas Kaufmann** in this concert performance (no sets or costumes) of a passionate French Revolution love story. **Jonas Kaufmann** performs in this passionate French Revolution love story, alongside a stellar cast including **Eva-Maria Westbroek** and **Ludovic Tézier**. ***Thursday 8 August 2019 at 7.00pm - Sunday 11 August 2019 at 1.00pm*** **Jonas Kaufmann on the challenges of performing in Andrea Chenier** youtube Trailer ABC News Australia **\[ Mit erweitertem Datenschutz eingebettet \]** --- **The life and soul of the world is love!** ***Andrea Chénier*** is in danger of losing his head. As France cowers under the Reign of Terror, the poet is falling madly, passionately in love. A gripping story based on true events unfolds swiftly in **Umberto Giordano’s** famous opera, beloved by audiences and performers for its magnificent arias, tender love story and dramatic music. A poet, philosopher and defender ofthe poor, ***Andrea* Chénier** believes in the ideals of his revolutionary brothers: *Liberty! Equality! Fraternity!* Now the revolution is over, but La Guillotine hasn’t lost her taste for blood. The revolutionaries, once so idealistic, are turning on their own to keep her fed. ![OPera Australia / Andrea Chenier Sydney Opera House August 2019 © Keith Saunders](https://storage.ghost.io/c/38/f5/38f5739d-f8a2-4e7b-96ed-d56cfbedb61b/content/images/ioco-oper/mein-content/dateien/uploads/2019/08/andrea-chenier-curtain-call-04-high-res.jpg) OPera Australia / Andrea Chenier Sydney Opera House August 2019 © Keith Saunders Superstar tenor **Jonas Kaufmann** returns to Australia in one of his most celebrated roles. A concert performance of **Andrea Chénier** offers the perfect showcase for his “*dark, liquid tone, which soars through the music with refined ease and intensity*” (The Guardian). A stellar supporting cast includes **Ludovic Tézier,** one of the world’s greatest baritones, and **Eva-Maria Westbroek** as ***Chénier’s*** lover, ***Maddalena,*** who sings the heartbreaking ***‘La mamma morta’.*** ![OPera Australia / Andrea Chenier Sydney Opera House August 2019 © Keith Saunders](https://storage.ghost.io/c/38/f5/38f5739d-f8a2-4e7b-96ed-d56cfbedb61b/content/images/ioco-oper/mein-content/dateien/uploads/2019/08/andrea-chenier-curtain-call-01-high-res.jpg) OPera Australia / Andrea Chenier Sydney Opera House August 2019 © Keith Saunders Released from the orchestra pit, and onto the stage of the Concert Hall, you’ll hear the **Opera Australia Orchestra** in all their glory, led by renowned conductor **Pinchas Steinberg,** returning after his captivating ***Parsifal..*** ***Presented by Opera Australia*** ![Das weltberühmte Neujahrsfeuerwerk über Sydney Harbour Bridge © IOCO](https://storage.ghost.io/c/38/f5/38f5739d-f8a2-4e7b-96ed-d56cfbedb61b/content/images/ioco-oper/mein-content/dateien/uploads/2019/08/neujahrsfeuerwerk-ueber-sydney-harbour-bridge-foto-ioconeu.jpg) Das weltberühmte Neujahrsfeuerwerk über Sydney Harbour Bridge © IOCO Set in the social-political upheaval of the French Revolution, **Andrea Chénier** is a passionate tale about romance, liberty, and the high cost of both. Based on the real life story of poet and philosopher ***Andrea Chénier***, it received 20 curtain calls and rave reviews when first performed in Milan in 1896\. Despite this, **Andrea Chenier** has become a rarity in the 21stcentury, along with much of **Giordano’**s operas, and is therefore a not-to-be-missed event for opera lovers. ![OPera Australia / Andrea Chenier Sydney Opera House August 2019 © Keith Saunders](https://storage.ghost.io/c/38/f5/38f5739d-f8a2-4e7b-96ed-d56cfbedb61b/content/images/ioco-oper/mein-content/dateien/uploads/2019/08/andrea-chenier-curtain-call-03-high-res.jpg) OPera Australia / Andrea Chenier Sydney Opera House August 2019 © Keith Saunders **Artist Information** **Andrea Chénier** Jonas Kaufmann; **Maddalena** Eva-Maria Westbroek; ***Carlo*** Gérard Ludovic Tézier; ***Bersi*** Sian Pendry; ***Madelon*** Anna Dowsley; The Incredibile Benjamin Rasheed; Roucher Richard Anderson; Mathieu Luke Gabbedy; Contessa di Coigny Dominica Matthews; The Abbé Graeme Macfarlane; Fléville Christopher Hillier; Fouquier-Tinville / Schmidt Alexander Hargreaves; Major-Domo/Dumas Jonathan Alley Opera Australia Chorus Opera Australia Orchestra \--| Pressemeldung Sydney Opera House |---