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GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: Andrea Chénier

By Jennifer Robinson / Web Producer
Published July 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM PDT
Igor Golovatenko as Carlo Gérard in Giordano's "Andrea Chénier."
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Igor Golovatenko as Carlo Gérard in Giordano's "Andrea Chénier."

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Giordano’s tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczała as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and violence of the French Revolution. Soprano Sonya Yoncheva stars as Chénier’s aristocratic lover, Maddalena di Coigny, with baritone Igor Golovatenko as Carlo Gérard. Daniele Rustioni takes the podium to lead Nicolas Joël’s staging.

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Sonya Yoncheva as Maddalena, Piotr Beczała as Andrea Chénier, and Igor Golovatenko (far right) as Carlo Gérard in Giordano's "Andrea Chénier."
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Sonya Yoncheva as Maddalena, Piotr Beczała as Andrea Chénier, and Igor Golovatenko (far right) as Carlo Gérard in Giordano's "Andrea Chénier."
Piotr Beczała as Andrea Chénier and Guriy Gurev as Roucher in Giordano's "Andrea Chénier."
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Piotr Beczała as Andrea Chénier and Guriy Gurev as Roucher in Giordano's "Andrea Chénier."

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Jen is a web producer at KPBS, responsible for program promotion, membership-related activities, and is the editor of the KPBS community calendar. Jen has worked at KPBS since 2000. She is originally from Las Vegas and attended UNLV.
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